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
| 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) |
| Type species | |
| Lecidea fuscoatra (L.) Ach. (1803)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Selected species
editAccording to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains an estimated 427 species.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Lecidea Ach. 1803". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-04-29.
- ^ a b c Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CABI. p. 366. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.
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