Common Lichens
Lecanoromycetes
Lecanoromycetes is the largest class of lichenized fungi. It belongs to the subphylum Pezizomycotina in the phylum Ascomycota. The asci (spore-bearing cells) of the Lecanoromycetes most often release spores by rostrate dehiscence.
The group is monophyletic (composed only of all the descendants of a common ancestor).
9 branches of this class, most-observed first
Shield Lichens, Sunburst Lichens, Rosette Lichens, and Allies
subclassLecanoromycetidae
wart lichens, script lichens, and allies
subclassOstropomycetidae
rocktripes, bloodspot lichens, and allies
subclassUmbilicariomycetidae
cobblestone lichens, eiglera lichens, and allies
subclassAcarosporomycetidae
immersed lichens
genusPetractis
Piccolia
genusPiccolia
Anamylopsoraceae
familyAnamylopsoraceae
Argopsis
genusArgopsis
Bartlettiella
genusBartlettiella
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 54743.