The Teloschistaceae are a large

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of mostly

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belonging to the

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Lecanoromycetes Lecanoromycetes is the largest class of lichenized fungi. It belongs to the subphylum Pezizomycotina in the phylum Ascomycota. The asci (spore-bearing cells) of the Lecanoromycetes most often release spores by rostrate dehiscence. Genera of unc ...

in the

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Ascomycota Ascomycota is a phylum of the kingdom Fungi that, together with the Basidiomycota, forms the subkingdom Dikarya. Its members are commonly known as the sac fungi or ascomycetes. It is the largest phylum of Fungi, with over 64,000 species. The def ...

. The family, estimated to contain over 1800 species, was extensively revised in 2013, including the creation or resurrection of 31

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. It contains three subfamilies: Xanthorioideae, Caloplacoideae, and Teloschistoideae. A fourth subfamily, Brownlielloideae, proposed in 2015, has been shown to be part of the Teloschistoideae.

Genera

This is a list of the genera contained within the Teloschistaceae, based on a 2020 review and summary of ascomycete classification. Following the genus name is the

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, year of publication, and the number of species: *'' Amundsenia'' – 2 spp. *'' Andina'' - 1 sp. *'' Apatoplaca'' – 1 sp. *'' Aridoplaca'' - 1 sp. *'' Athallia'' – 17 spp. *'' Austroplaca'' – 10 spp. *'' Blastenia'' – 11 spp. *'' Brownliella'' – 4 spp. *'' Bryoplaca'' – 3 spp. *'' Calogaya'' – 19 spp. *'' Caloplaca'' – 351 spp. *'' Catenarina'' – 3 spp. *'' Cephalophysis'' – 1 sp. *'' Cerothallia'' – 4 spp. *'' Charcotiana'' – 1 sp. *'' Cinnabaria'' - 1 sp. *'' Coppinsiella'' – 3 spp. *'' Dijigiella'' – 2 spp. *''

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'' (1809) – 25 spp. *'' Eilifdahlia'' – 2 spp. *'' Elenkiniana'' – 3 spp. *'' Elixjohnia'' – 4 spp. *'' Erichansenia'' – 3 spp. *'' Fauriea'' – 2 spp. *''

Filsoniana ''Filsoniana'' is a genus of squamulose lichens in the family Teloschistaceae. It has six species. It was circumscribed in 2013 by Ingvar Kärnefelt, Arne Thell, Jae-Seoun Hur, Sergey Kondratyuk, and John Elix following a molecular phylogeneti ...

'' – 9 spp. *'' Flavoplaca'' – 28 spp. *'' Follmannia'' – 2 spp. *'' Fominiella'' – 2 spp. *'' Franwilsia'' – 3 spp. *''

Fulgensia ''Fulgensia'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. Gallery Image:Fulgensia fulgens Psora decipiens 141007.jpg, ''Fulgensia fulgens'', above (yellow) ''Psora decipiens'', below (red), Tauberland, Germany Image:Fulgensia ...

'' – 2 spp. *'' Fulgogasparrea'' – 5 spp. *'' Gallowayella'' – 15 spp. *'' Gintarasiella'' – 1 sp. *'' Golubkovia'' – 1 sp. *'' Gondwania'' – 4 spp. *'' Gyalolechia'' – 40 spp. *'' Haloplaca'' – 31 spp. *'' Hanstrassia'' – 2 spp. *'' Harusavskia'' – 1 sp. *'' Honeggeria'' – 1 sp. *'' Hosseusiella'' – 3 spp. *'' Huneckia'' – 4 spp. *'' Huriella'' – 5 spp. *'' Igneoplaca'' – 1 sp. *'' Ikaeria'' – 2 spp. *'' Ioplaca'' – 2 spp. *'' Jasonhuria'' – 1 sp. *'' Jesmurraya'' – 1 sp. *'' Josefpoeltia'' – 3 spp. *'' Kaernefia'' – 3 spp. *'' Langeottia'' – 2 spp. *'' Lazarenkoiopsis'' – 1 sp. *'' Lendemeriella'' – 9 spp. *'' Leproplaca'' – 7 spp. *'' Loekoesia'' – 1 sp. *'' Loekoeslaszloa'' – 2 spp. *'' Marchantiana'' – 2 spp. *'' Martinjahnsia'' – 1 sp. *'' Mikhtomia'' – 4 spp. *'' Neobrownliella'' – 5 spp. *'' Nevilleiella'' – 2 spp. *'' Niorma'' – 5 spp. *'' Olegblumia'' – 1 sp. *'' Opeltia'' – 4 spp. *'' Orientophila'' – 4 spp. *'' Oxneria'' – 4 spp. *'' Oxneriopsis'' – 4 spp. *'' Pachypeltis'' – 7 spp. *'' Parvoplaca'' – 6 spp. *'' Pisutiella'' – 6 spp. *'' Polycauliona'' – 18 spp. *'' Pyrenodesmia'' – 6 spp. *'' Raesaeneniana'' – 1 sp. *'' Rehmaniella'' – 1 sp. *'' Rufoplaca'' – 10 spp. *'' Rusavskia'' – 19 spp. *'' Scutaria'' – 1 sp. *'' Seawardiella'' – 2 spp. *'' Seirophora'' – 8 spp. *'' Shackletonia'' – 5 spp. *'' Sirenophila'' – 4 spp. *'' Solitaria'' – 1 sp. *'' Squamulea'' – 15 spp. *'' Stellarangia'' – 3 spp. *'' Streimanniella'' – 4 spp. *'' Tarasginia'' – 2 spp. *'' Tassiloa'' – 2 spp. *'' Tayloriellina'' – 2 spp. *'' Teloschistes'' – ca. 24 spp. *'' Teloschistopsis'' – 3 spp. *'' Teuvoahtiana'' – 3 spp. *'' Thelliana'' – 1 sp. *'' Tomnashia'' – 4 spp. *'' Upretia'' – 2 spp. *'' Usnochroma'' – 2 spp. *'' Variospora'' – 16 spp. *'' Verrucoplaca'' – 1 sp. *'' Villophora'' – 9 spp. *'' Wetmoreana'' – 2 spp. *'' Xanthocarpia'' – 12 spp. *'' Xanthodactylon'' – 2 spp. *'' Xanthomendoza'' – 20 spp. *'' Xanthopeltis'' – 1 sp. *''

Xanthoria ''Xanthoria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. Common names include orange lichen,Yoshimuria'' – 4 spp. *'' Zeroviella'' – 8 spp.

References

Teloschistales Lichen families Lecanoromycetes families Taxa named by Alexander Zahlbruckner Taxa described in 1898 {{Teloschistales-stub