Lecidea

Lecidea
Lecidea fuscoatra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: incertae sedis
Family: Lecideaceae
Genus: Lecidea
Ach. (1803)
Type species
Lecidea fuscoatra
(L.) Ach. (1803)
Synonyms[1]

Stereonema Kütz. (1836)
Sporoacania A.Massal. (1855)
Cladopycnidium H.Magn. (1940)
Lecideomyces E.A.Thomas ex Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
Nothoporpidia Hertel (1984)
Zosterodiscus Hertel (1984)

Lecidea is a lichenized genus of fungi within the Lecideaceae family. According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains an estimated 427 species.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Lecidea Ach. 1803". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=2692. Retrieved 2011-04-29. 
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA. (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 366. ISBN 9780851998268. 

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