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Gyalectaceae

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Gyalectaceae
Gyalecta jenensis, member of the family Gyalectaceae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Gyalectales
Family: Gyalectaceae
Stizenb. (1862)
Type genus
Gyalecta
Ach. (1808)
Genera

Francisrosea
Gyalecta
Neopetractis
Ramonia
Semigyalecta

The Gyalectaceae are a family of fungi in the order Gyalectales.

Genera

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According to a 2022 estimate, Gyalectaceae contains 6 genera and 89 species (including 11 species in genus Cryptolechia).[1]

The genus Cryptolechia was synonymized with Gyalecta in 2019.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.
  2. ^ a b Ertz, Damien; Sanderson, Neil; Lebouvier, Marc (2021). "Thelopsis challenges the generic circumscription in the Gyalectaceae and brings new insights to the taxonomy of Ramonia". The Lichenologist. 53 (1): 45–61. doi:10.1017/s002428292000050x. S2CID 232199912.
  3. ^ Lücking, Robert; Moncada, Bibiana; Hawksworth, David L. (2019). "Gone with the wind: sequencing its type species supports inclusion of Cryptolechia in Gyalecta (Ostropales: Gyalectaceae)". The Lichenologist. 51 (4): 287–299. doi:10.1017/S0024282919000240. S2CID 202029051.