Byssolecania

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Byssolecania
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Pilocarpaceae
Genus: Byssolecania
Vain. (1921)
Type species
Byssolecania fuscolivida
Vain. (1921)
Species

B. fuscolivida
B. pluriseptata
B. subvezdae
B. variabilis
B. vezdae

Byssolecania is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pilocarpaceae. [1]

Species

As of July 2024, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accept five species of Byssolecania: [2]

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References

  1. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota 2007". Myconet. 13. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  2. "Byssolecania". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 25 July 2024.