Lecanoraceae | |
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Lecidella carpathica | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Lecanoraceae Körb. (1855) |
Type genus | |
Lecanora Ach. (1809) | |
Synonyms [1] [2] | |
The Lecanoraceae are a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. Species of this family have a widespread distribution. [4]
Lecanoraceae was circumscribed by German lichenologist Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855. [5]
According to a 2024 estimate, Lecanoraceae contains about 715 species distributed amongst 26 genera. [6]