Lecanorales

The Lecanorales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The order contains 26 families, 269 genera, and 5695 species.

Families

Suborder Lecanorineae

• Biatorellaceae <small>M. Choisy ex Hafellner & Casares-Porcel, 1992</small>
• Brigantiaeaceae <small>Hafellner & Bellem., 1982</small>
• Bruceomycetaceae <small> Rikkinen & A.R.Schmidt in Rikkinen et al.,</small>
• Byssolomataceae <small>Zahlbr. 1926</small>
• Carbonicolaceae <small>Bendiksby & Timdal (2013)</small>
• Catillariaceae <small>Hafellner, 1984</small>
• Cetradoniaceae <small>J.C. Wei & Ahti 2002</small>
• Cladoniaceae <small>Zenker, J.C. 1827–1829</small>

• Dactylosporaceae <small>Bellem. & Hafellner, 1982</small>
• Gypsoplacaceae <small>Timdal, E. 1990</small>
• Haematommataceae <small>Hafellner, 1984</small>
• Lecanoraceae <small>Fée, A.L.A. 1824</small>
• Malmideaceae <small>Kalb, K., Rivas Plata, E., Lücking, R. & Lumbsch, H.T. 2011</small>

• Pachyascaceae <small>Poelt ex P.M.Kirk, P.F.Cannon & J.C.David, 2001</small>
• Parmeliaceae <small>Berchtold, F.v. & Presl, J.S. 1820</small>
• Ectolechiaceae <small>Zahlbr., 1905</small>
• Porpidiaceae <small>Hertel & Hafellner (1984)</small>
• Psilolechiaceae <small>S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014</small>
• Psoraceae <small>Zahlbr., 1898</small>
• Ramalinaceae <small>C. Agardh, 1821</small>
• Ramboldiaceae <small>S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014</small>
• Scoliciosporaceae <small>Hafellner, 1984</small>
• Sphaerophoraceae <small>Fée, A.L.A. 1824</small>

• Tephromelataceae <small>Hafellner, 1984</small>
• Vezdaeaceae <small>Poelt & Vezda ex J.C. David & D. Hawksw., 1991</small>

Incertae sedis or uncertain placement

Unplaced families;

• Psilolechiaceae <small>S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014</small>

There are several genera in the Lecanorales that have not been placed with certainty into any family. These are:

• Coronoplectrum – 1 sp.
• Ivanpisutia – 1 sp.
• Joergensenia – 1 sp.
• Myochroidea – 4 spp.
• Neopsoromopsis – 1 sp.
• Psoromella – 1 sp.
• Puttea – 3 spp.
• Ramalea – 4 spp.

References

External links

• Outline of Ascomycota - 2007
• Plant Life Forms