Gyalecta

Gyalecta
Gyalecta jenensis, Schwäbische Alb, Germany
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Gyalectales
Family: Gyalectaceae
Genus: Gyalecta
Ach. (1808)
Type species
Gyalecta cupularis
(Hedw.) Schaer. (1826)
Species

~50

Synonyms
  • Bacidiopsis Bagl. (1861)
  • Belonia Körb. (1856)
  • Beloniella Th.Fr. (1877)
  • Beloniomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
  • Cryptolechia A.Massal. (1853)
  • Gyalectomyces E.A.Thomas ex Cif. & Tomas. (1953)
  • Phialopsis Körb. (1855)
  • Secoliga Norman (1852)
  • Volvaria DC. (1805)

Gyalecta is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. Gyalecta was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808. It forms associations with Trentepohlia algae.

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