Kingdom Fungi Order incertae sedis Scientific name Lecidea Rank Genus | Family Lecideaceae Higher classification Lecideaceae | |
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Similar Lecanora, Buellia, Lecidella, Biatora, Rhizocarpon | ||
Lecidea laboriosa fungi kingdom
Lecidea is a genus of curstose lichens with a carbon black ring or outer margin (exciple) around the fruiting body disc (apothecium), usually (or always) found growing on (saxicolous) or in (endolithic) rock. Lichens that have such a black exciple are called lecideine, meaning "like Lecidea, even if they are not in this genus. Members of the genus are commonly called disk lichens or tile lichens.
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Lecidea picea fungi kingdom
Selected species
According to the Dictionary of the Fungi (10th edition, 2008), the widespread genus contains an estimated 427 species.
References
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