Lecanorales Explained

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.^[1]

Families

Suborder Lecanorineae

Biatorellaceae M. Choisy ex Hafellner & Casares-Porcel, 1992
Brigantiaeaceae Hafellner & Bellem., 1982
Bruceomycetaceae Rikkinen & A.R.Schmidt in Rikkinen et al.,
Byssolomataceae Zahlbr. 1926
Carbonicolaceae Bendiksby & Timdal (2013)
Catillariaceae Hafellner, 1984
Cetradoniaceae J.C. Wei & Ahti 2002
Cladoniaceae Zenker, J.C. 1827–1829

Dactylosporaceae Bellem. & Hafellner, 1982
Gypsoplacaceae Timdal, E. 1990
Haematommataceae Hafellner, 1984
Lecanoraceae Fée, A.L.A. 1824
Malmideaceae Kalb, K., Rivas Plata, E., Lücking, R. & Lumbsch, H.T. 2011

Pachyascaceae Poelt ex P.M.Kirk, P.F.Cannon & J.C.David, 2001^[2]
Parmeliaceae Berchtold, F.v. & Presl, J.S. 1820
Pilocarpaceae Zahlbr., 1905
Porpidiaceae Hertel & Hafellner (1984)
Psilolechiaceae S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014
Psoraceae Zahlbr., 1898
Ramalinaceae C. Agardh, 1821
Ramboldiaceae S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014
Scoliciosporaceae Hafellner, 1984
Sphaerophoraceae Fée, A.L.A. 1824

Tephromelataceae Hafellner, 1984
Vezdaeaceae Poelt & Vezda ex J.C. David & D. Hawksw., 1991

incertae sedis of uncertain placement

Unplaced families;

Psilolechiaceae S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014

There are several genera in the Lecanorales that have not been placed with certainty into any family. These are:

Coronoplectrum – 1 sp.
Ivanpisutia – 1 sp.
Joergensenia – 1 sp.
Myochroidea – 4 spp.
Neopsoromopsis – 1 sp.
Notolecidea – 1 sp.
Psoromella – 1 sp.
Puttea – 3 spp.
Ramalea – 4 spp.

External links

Outline of Ascomycota - 2007
Class Lecanorales Plant Life Forms

Notes and References

Book: Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA . Dictionary of the Fungi. . limited . 10th . CABI . Wallingford . 2008. 364–65. 978-0-85199-826-8.
Web site: Pachyascaceae. www.mycobank.org. 2018-12-13.