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Leproplaca

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Leproplaca
Leproplaca chrysodeta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Leproplaca
(Nyl.) Nyl. (1888)
Synonyms
  • Lecanora subgen. Leproplaca Nyl. (1883)

Leproplaca is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae.[1][2] Its exhibits a leprose growth form, where the thallus consists primarily of asexual propagules called soredia.

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References

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  1. ^ "Leproplaca". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.