Lecanoraceae
Encyclopedia
The Lecanoraceae are a family
of lichen
ized fungi in the order
Lecanorales
. Species of this family have a widespread distribution.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of lichen
Lichen
Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
ized fungi in the order
Order (biology)
In scientific classification used in biology, the order is# a taxonomic rank used in the classification of organisms. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, family, genus, and species, with order fitting in between class and family...
Lecanorales
Lecanorales
The Lecanorales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The order contains 26 families, 269 genera, and 5695...
. Species of this family have a widespread distribution.
Genera
- AmeliellaAmeliellaAmeliella is a genus of lichenized fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. Described in 2008, the genus contains two species, A. andreaeicola and A. grisea, that were collected from high elevations in the Scottish Highlands. The two species have also been found in single instances in British...
- ArctopeltisArctopeltisArctopeltis is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Arctopeltis thuleana.-External links:*...
- BryonoraBryonoraBryonora is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- BryodinaBryodinaBryodina is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Bryodina rhypariza.-External links:*...
- CalvitimelaCalvitimelaCalvitimela is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- status uncertain - CarboneaCarboneaCarbonea is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- CladidiumCladidiumCladidium is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- ClaurouxiaClaurouxiaClaurouxia is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Claurouxia chalybeioides.-External links:*...
- status uncertain - ClauzadeanaClauzadeanaClauzadeana is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- EdrudiaEdrudiaEdrudia is a fungal genus in the Lecanoraceae family. It is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Edrudia constipans, which is endemic to the Farallon Islands, California. The genus is named after American botanist and lichenologist Emanuel David Rudolph....
- JapewiellaJapewiellaJapewiella is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- LecanoraLecanoraLecanora is a genus of lichen belonging to the suborder Lecanorineae.-Historical Mention:Lecanora Tartarea was probably the Viking dye-moss from which the English word litmus derives because it is commonly found in Norway and Sweden.-External links:*...
- synonymous with Diomedella Hertel and Protoparmeliopsis M. Choisy
- LecidellaLecidellaLecidella is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- MaroninaMaroninaMaronina is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- MiriquidicaMiriquidicaMiriquidica is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. According to Dictionary of the Fungi , the widespread genus contains 23 species, found predominantly in arctic-alpine regions.-Species:*Miriquidica atrofulva...
- MyrionoraMyrionoraMyrionora is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- PsoriniaPsoriniaPsorinia is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- PunctonoraPunctonoraPunctonora is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Punctonora nigropulvinata.-External links:*...
- PycnoraPycnoraPycnora is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- status uncertain - PyrrhosporaPyrrhosporaPyrrhospora is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains 28 species....
- RamalinoraRamalinoraRamalinora is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Ramalinora glaucolivida.-External links:*...
- status uncertain - RamboldiaRamboldiaRamboldia is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- RhizoplacaRhizoplacaRhizoplaca is a genus of lichenized fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains 11 species....
- SagemaSagemaSagema is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Sagema potentillae.-External links:*...
- TraponoraTraponoraTraponora is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family. This is a monotypic genus, containing the single species Traponora asterella.-External links:*...
- TylothalliaTylothalliaTylothallia is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- VainionoraVainionoraVainionora is a genus of fungi in the Lecanoraceae family.-External links:*...
- Lecidella