Lecanoraceae Explained

The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution.^[1]

Taxonomy

Lecanoraceae was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855.

Genera

According to a 2017 estimate, Lecanoraceae contains 791 species distributed amongst 25 genera.

• Adelolecia – 4 spp.
• Ameliella – 2 spp.
• Bryodina – 2 spp.
• Bryonora – 11 spp.
• Cladidium – 2 spp.
• Claurouxia – 1 sp.
• Clauzadeana – 1 sp.
• Edrudia – 1 sp.
• Frutidella – 3 sp.
• Glaucomaria – 8 spp.
• Huea – 25 spp.
• Japewiella – 7 spp.
• Lecanora – 550 spp.
• Lecidella – 80 spp.
• Miriquidica – 25 spp.
• Myriolecis – 34 spp.
• Myrionora – 2 spp.
• Palicella – 3 spp.
• Polyozosia – 42 spp.
• Protoparmeliopsis – 39 spp.
• Psorinia – 2 spp.
• Pulvinora – 2 spp.
• Punctonora – 1 sp.
• Pyrrhospora – 8 spp.
• Rhizoplaca – 11 spp.
• Sagema – 1 sp.
• Sedelnikovaea –4 spp.
• Straminella – 6 spp.
• Traponora – 5 spp.
• Tylothallia – 3 spp.
• Vainionora – 10 spp.

Notes and References

1. Book: Cannon PF, Kirk PM . Fungal Families of the World . CABI. Wallingford. 2007 . 183 . 978-0-85199-827-5.