Plectania is a genus of fungi in the family Sarcosomataceae. It was circumscribed by German botanist Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel in 1870.[2]

Plectania
Plectania nannfeldtii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Pezizomycetes
Order: Pezizales
Family: Sarcosomataceae
Genus: Plectania
Fuckel (1870)
Type species
Plectania melastoma
(Sowerby) Fuckel (1870)
Synonyms[1]

Gloeocalyx Massee (1901)
Peziza subgen. Rhizopodella Cooke (1879)

There were 15 species in the genus in 2008,[3] this has increased to 19 by 2023.[4]

Distribution

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It has a widespread, cosmopolitan distribution, especially in northern temperate areas.[5]

Species

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As accepted by Species Fungorum;[4]

Former species (all Sarcosomataceae unless stated otherwise);[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Plectania Fuckel 1870". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2012-04-26.
  2. ^ Fuckel L. (1870). "Symbolae mycologicae. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der rheinischen Pilze". Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde (in German). 23–4: 323.
  3. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 544. ISBN 0-85199-826-7.
  4. ^ a b c "Plectania - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Plectania Fuckel, 1870". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 22 July 2023.
  6. ^ Carbone M, Agnello C, LaGreca S (2012). "Plectania seaveri (Ascomycota, Pezizales), a new discomycete from Bermuda". Mycotaxon. 120: 317–29. doi:10.5248/120.317.