
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.
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
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Lecanoromycetes in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
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.