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The Ostropales are an
order Order, ORDER or Orders may refer to: * Categorization, the process in which ideas and objects are recognized, differentiated, and understood * Heterarchy, a system of organization wherein the elements have the potential to be ranked a number of d ...
of
fungi A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the class
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 ...
. The order was
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by Swedish botanist
John Axel Nannfeldt John-Axel Nannfeldt (baptized ''Johan Axel Frithiof Nannfeldt''), born 18 January 1904 in Trelleborg and deceased 4 November 1985 in Uppsala, was a Swedish botanist and mycologist. Nannfeldt studied natural history at the University of Uppsal ...
in 1932. The order contains 4
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and 46
genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...
, including 6 genera of uncertain familial placement.


Families and genera

* Odontotremataceae ::'' Claviradulomyces'' – 2 spp. ::'' Coccomycetella'' – 2 spp. ::'' Odontotrema'' – 7 spp. ::'' Odontura'' – 1 sp. ::'' Paschelkiella'' – 1 sp. ::'' Potriphila'' – 3 spp. ::'' Rogellia'' – 2 spp. ::'' Stromatothecia'' – 1 sp. ::'' Tryblis'' – 2 spp. ::'' Xerotrema'' – 2 spp. * Phaneromycetaceae ::'' Phaneromyces'' – 2 spp. * Spirographaceae ::'' Spirographa'' – 5 spp. * Stictidaceae ::'' Absconditella'' – 12 spp. ::'' Acarosporina'' – 5 spp. ::'' Biostictis'' – 5 spp. ::'' Carestiella'' – 2 sp. ::'' Conotremopsis'' – 1 sp. ::'' Cryptodiscus'' – 15 spp. * ::'' Cyanodermella'' – 2 spp. ::'' Delpontia'' – 1 sp. ::'' Fitzroyomyces'' – 1 sp. ::'' Geisleria'' – 4 spp. ::'' Glomerobolus'' – 1 sp. ::''
Ingvariella ''Ingvariella'' is a lichen genus in the family Stictidaceae. Circumscribed in 1997, the genus is monotypic, containing the single widespread lichen species ''Ingvariella bispora''. The species was originally named ''Urceolaria bispora'' by Ital ...
'' – 1 sp. ::''
Karstenia ''Karstenia'' is a genus of fungi in the order Rhytismatales. The relationship of this taxon to other taxa within the order is unknown (''incertae sedis''), and it has not yet been placed with certainty into any family. The genus name of ''Karst ...
'' – 10 spp. ::'' Lillicoa'' – 4 spp. ::'' Nanostictis'' – ca. 8 spp. ::'' Neofitzroyomyces'' – 1 sp. ::'' Ostropa'' – 1 sp. ::'' Propoliopsis'' – 1 sp. ::'' Robergea'' – 8 spp. ::'' Schizoxylon'' – ca. 35 spp. ::'' Sphaeropezia'' – 19 spp. ::'' Stictis'' – 4 spp. ::'' Stictophacidium'' – 3 spp. ::'' Thelopsis'' – 9 spp. ::'' Topelia'' – 6 spp. ::'' Trinathotrema'' – 3 spp. ::'' Xyloschistes'' – 1 sp. Ostropales genera of
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familial placement: :'' Aabaarnia'' – 1 sp. :'' Biazrovia'' – 1 sp. :'' Elongaticonidia'' – 1 sp. :'' Normanogalla'' – 1 sp.


References

Lecanoromycetes orders Lichen orders Taxa named by John Axel Nannfeldt Taxa described in 1932 {{Ostropales-stub