Lecania | |
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Lecania fructigena | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Ramalinaceae |
Genus: | Lecania A.Massal. (1853) |
Type species | |
Lecania fuscella (Schaer.) A.Massal. (1853)
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Lecania is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Ramalinaceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1853.[2] Lecania is widely distributed, especially in temperate regions, and contains about 64 species.[3]