| Lecanoromycetes | |
|---|---|
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| Cladonia sobolescens | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Clade: | Leotiomyceta |
| (unranked): | Dothideomyceta |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes O.E.Erikss. & Winka (1997) |
| Subclasses and orders | |
SubclassAcarosporomycetidae SubclassLecanoromycetidae SubclassOstropomycetidae
incertae sedis (not placed in a subclass) | |
Lecanoromycetes is the largest class oflichenizedfungi.[1] It belongs to the subphylumPezizomycotina in thephylumAscomycota.[2] Theasci (spore-bearing cells) of the Lecanoromycetes most often release spores by rostratedehiscence.[1]
The group ismonophyletic (composed only of all the descendants of a common ancestor).[3]
There are several genera in the Lecanoromycetes that have not been placed into any order or family. These are:[4]
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