Plectania
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| Plectania | |
|---|---|
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| Plectania nannfeldtii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Pezizomycetes |
| Order: | Pezizales |
| Family: | Sarcosomataceae |
| Genus: | Plectania Fuckel (1870) |
| Type species | |
| Plectania melastoma (Sowerby II) Fuckel (1870) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Gloeocalyx Massee (1901) | |
Plectania is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870.[2]
There were 15 species in the genus in 2008,[3] this has increased to 19 by 2023.[4]
It has a widespread, cosmopolitan distribution, especially in northern temperate areas.[5]
