Class

Lecanoromycetes (Common lichens)

Peltigera polydactylon. Photo: (c) Joe Walewski, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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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.

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Subtaxa

Subclass: Lecanoromycetidae (Shield lichens, sunburst lichens, rosette lichens, and allies)

Subclass: Ostropomycetidae (Wart lichens, script lichens, and allies)

Subclass: Umbilicariomycetidae (Rocktripes, bloodspot lichens, and allies)

Where in Humboldt

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