Biology:Lecidea
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Short description: Genus of lichenised fungi in the family Lecideaceae
| Lecidea | |
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| Lecidea fuscoatra | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecideales |
| Family: | Lecideaceae |
| Genus: | Lecidea Ach. (1803) |
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| Lecidea fuscoatra (L.) Ach. (1803)
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Lecidea is a genus of crustose lichens with a carbon black ring or outer margin (exciple) around the fruiting body disc (apothecium), usually (or always) found growing on (saxicolous) or in (endolithic) rock.[2]:298 Lichens that have such a black exciple are called lecideine, meaning "like Lecidea, even if they are not in this genus.[2]:14 Members of the genus are commonly called disk lichens or tile lichens.[2]:298
Selected species
According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains an estimated 427 species.[3]
References
- ↑ "Lecidea Ach. 1803". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/MycoTaxo.aspx?Link=T&Rec=2692. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN:978-0-300-19500-2
- ↑ Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. 2008. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. https://archive.org/details/dictionaryfungit00kirk.
Wikidata ☰ Q3919240 entry
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