Lecanoromycetes Explained

Lecanoromycetes is the largest class of lichenized fungi.^[1] It belongs to the subphylum Pezizomycotina in the phylum Ascomycota.^[2] The asci (spore-bearing cells) of the Lecanoromycetes most often release spores by rostrate dehiscence.^[1]

They are monophyletic (a group of taxa composed only of all the descendants of a common ancestor).^[3]

Genera of uncertain placement

There are several genera in the Lecanoromycetes that have not been placed into any order or family. These are:

Argopsis – 1 sp.
Ascographa - 1 sp.
Bartlettiella – 1 sp.
Bouvetiella – 1 sp.
Buelliastrum – 1 sp.
Haploloma – 1 sp.
Hosseusia – 3 spp.
Korfiomyces – 1 sp.
Maronella – 1 sp.
Notolecidea – 1 sp.
Petractis – 3 spp.
Piccolia – 10 spp.
Ravenelula – 2 spp.
Robincola – 1 sp.
Roburnia – 1 sp.

Notes and References

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