Gyalectaceae

Gyalectaceae
Gyalecta jenensis, member of the family Gyalectaceae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Gyalectales
Family:	Gyalectaceae Stizenb. (1862)
Type genus
Gyalecta Ach. (1808)
Genera
Francisrosea Gyalecta Neopetractis Ramonia Semigyalecta

The Gyalectaceae are a family of fungi in the order Gyalectales.

Genera

According to a 2022 estimate, Gyalectaceae contains 6 genera and 89 species (including 11 species in genus Cryptolechia).[1]

• Francisrosea Ertz & Sanderson (2021)[2] – 1 sp.
• Gyalecta Ach. (1808) – 50 spp.
• Neopetractis Ertz (2021)[2] – 2 spp.
• Ramonia Stizenb. (1862) – 24 spp.
• Semigyalecta Vain. (1921) – 1 spp.

The genus Cryptolechia was synonymized with Gyalecta in 2019.[3]

References

1. Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.
2. Ertz, Damien; Sanderson, Neil; Lebouvier, Marc (2021). "Thelopsis challenges the generic circumscription in the Gyalectaceae and brings new insights to the taxonomy of Ramonia". The Lichenologist. 53 (1): 45–61. doi:10.1017/s002428292000050x. S2CID 232199912.
3. Lücking, Robert; Moncada, Bibiana; Hawksworth, David L. (2019). "Gone with the wind: sequencing its type species supports inclusion of Cryptolechia in Gyalecta (Ostropales: Gyalectaceae)". The Lichenologist. 51 (4): 287–299. doi:10.1017/S0024282919000240. S2CID 202029051.