Buellia

Buellia
	Buellia chloroleuca
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Caliciales
Family:	Caliciaceae
Genus:	Buellia; De Not. (1846)
Type species
	Buellia disciformis; (Fr.) Mudd (1861)
Species
	about 300
Synonyms
	List Anapyrenium Müll.Arg. (1880) ; Aplotomma A.Massal. ex Beltr. (1858) ; Buelliopsis A.Schneid. (1897) ; Chrismofulvea Marbach (2000) ; Hafellia Kalb, H.Mayrhofer & Scheid. (1986) ; Kemmleria Körb. (1861) ; Lepropinacia Vent. (1799) ; Mattickiolichen Tomas. & Cif. (1952) ; Mattickiomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953) ; Melanaspicilia Vain. (1909) ; Samboa Tomas. & Cif. (1952) ; Samboamyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953) ; Sambomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1952) ;

Buellia is a genus of mostly lichen-forming fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The fungi are usually part of a crustose lichen. In this case, the lichen species is given the same name as the fungus. But members may also grow as parasites on lichens (lichenicolous). The algae in the lichen (the photobiont partner) is always a member of the genus Trebouxia.

Lichens in the genus are commonly called disc lichens, or button lichens.^: 229 The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 450 species.

Genetic studies indicate that the genus Amandinea and Buellia may be the same, although this is not widely accepted.

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