Phlyctis Explained

Phlyctis is a genus of lichenized fungi in the order Gyalectales, and the type genus of the family Phlyctidaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called blemished lichens.^{[1] [2]}

The genus was circumscribed by German lichenologist Julius von Flotow in 1850. The Dictionary of the Fungi (2008) estimated the widespread genus to contain 12 species, but several species have been described and added to the genus since then.

Species

• Phlyctis agelaea
• Phlyctis argena
• Phlyctis boliviensis
• Phlyctis communis – India
• Phlyctis himalayensis
• Phlyctis karnatakana – India
• Phlyctis ludoviciensis
• Phlyctis lueckingii – Sri Lanka
• Phlyctis monosperma – India
• Phlyctis petraea
• Phlyctis psoromica
• Phlyctis sirindhorniae
• Phlyctis subagelaea – India
• Phlyctis subargena
• Phlyctis subhimalayensis – India
• Phlyctis subuncinata
• Phlyctis tolgensis – Australia

Notes and References

1. Web site: USDA Plants Database.
2. Web site: Blemished Lichen (Phlyctis), Encyclopedia of Life . Eol.org . 2018-08-31.