Gyalecta
| Gyalecta | |
|---|---|
| Gyalecta jenensis, Schwäbische Alb, Germany | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Gyalectales |
| Family: | Gyalectaceae |
| Genus: | Gyalecta Ach. (1808) |
| Type species | |
| Gyalecta cupularis | |
| Species | |
|
~50 | |
| Synonyms | |
Gyalecta is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species. Gyalecta was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808. It forms associations with Trentepohlia algae.