Lecanoromycetes is the largest class of lichenized fungi.[1] It belongs to the subphylum Pezizomycotina in the phylum Ascomycota.[2] The asci (spore-bearing cells) of the Lecanoromycetes most often release spores by rostrate dehiscence.[1]
They are monophyletic (a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor).[3]
The are several genera in the Lecanoromycetes that have not been placed into any order or family. These are:[4]
Lecanoromycetes is the largest class of lichenized fungi. It belongs to the subphylum Pezizomycotina in the phylum Ascomycota. The asci (spore-bearing cells) of the Lecanoromycetes most often release spores by rostrate dehiscence.
They are monophyletic (a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor).