Caliciales

Caliciales Bessey, Univ. Stud. Nebraska 7: 299 (1907), IF: 90462
This order was established by Bessey in 1907, and reported from various habitats (Ekanayaka et al. 2017, Jaklitsch et al. 2016). The order is not easily characterized morphologically and includes both mazaediate and non-mazaediate genera of both crustose, fruticose and foliose genera.

 

 

 

References:

Ekanayaka AH, Hyde KD, Jones EBG, Zhao Q, Bulgakov TS 2019 – New and known discolichens from Asia and eastern Europe. Asian Journal of Mycology 2(1), 48–86, Doi 10.5943/ajom/2/1/2

 

Recent Genus

Rutstroemia
Xeropilidium
Ionomidotis

Recent Species

Encoelia furfuracea
Rutstroemia tiliacea
Xeropilidium dennisii