Gypsoplacaceae is a family of lichenized fungi in the order Lecanorales. This is a monotypic family, containing the single genus Gypsoplaca, which has a widespread distribution.[1] The family and genus were described as new in 1990 by Norwegian lichenologist Einar Timdal. Gypsoplaca originally contained only the type species, Gypsoplaca macrophylla,[2] but four species were added to the genus in 2018.[3]

Gypsoplaca
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Gypsoplacaceae
Timdal (1990)
Genus: Gypsoplaca
Timdal (1990)
Type species
Gypsoplaca macrophylla
(Zahlbr.) Timdal (1990)
Species

G. alpina
G. blastidiata
G. bullata
G. macrophylla
G. rosulata

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Cannon PF, Kirk PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 148. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
  2. ^ Timdal, E. (1990). "Gypsoplacaceae and Gypsoplaca, a new family and genus of squamiform lichens". Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 38: 419–427.
  3. ^ Shi, Haixia; Wang, Xinyu; Zhou, Yuanfei; Liu, Dong; Zhang, Yanyun; Yang, Meixia; Timdal, Einar; Wang, Lisong (2018). "Three new species and one new combination of Gypsoplaca (lichenized Ascomycota) from the Hengduan Mountains in China". Mycological Progress. 17 (7): 781–790. Bibcode:2018MycPr..17..781S. doi:10.1007/s11557-018-1396-3. S2CID 255311010.