Lecanorales

The Lecanorales are an order of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The order contains 26 families, 269 genera, and 5695 species.

Families
Suborder Lecanorineae


 * Biatorellaceae M. Choisy ex Hafellner & Casares-Porcel, 1992
 * Brigantiaeaceae Hafellner & Bellem., 1982
 * Bruceomycetaceae Rikkinen & A.R.Schmidt in Rikkinen et al.,
 * Byssolomataceae Zahlbr. 1926
 * Carbonicolaceae Bendiksby & Timdal (2013)
 * Catillariaceae Hafellner, 1984
 * Cetradoniaceae J.C. Wei & Ahti 2002
 * Cladoniaceae Zenker, J.C. 1827–1829


 * Dactylosporaceae Bellem. & Hafellner, 1982
 * Gypsoplacaceae Timdal, E. 1990
 * Haematommataceae Hafellner, 1984
 * Lecanoraceae Fée, A.L.A. 1824
 * Malmideaceae Kalb, K., Rivas Plata, E., Lücking, R. & Lumbsch, H.T. 2011


 * Pachyascaceae Poelt ex P.M.Kirk, P.F.Cannon & J.C.David, 2001
 * Parmeliaceae Berchtold, F.v. & Presl, J.S. 1820
 * Pilocarpaceae Zahlbr., 1905
 * Porpidiaceae Hertel & Hafellner (1984)
 * Psilolechiaceae S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014
 * Psoraceae Zahlbr., 1898
 * Ramalinaceae C. Agardh, 1821
 * Ramboldiaceae S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014
 * Scoliciosporaceae Hafellner, 1984
 * Sphaerophoraceae Fée, A.L.A. 1824


 * Tephromelataceae Hafellner, 1984
 * Vezdaeaceae Poelt & Vezda ex J.C. David & D. Hawksw., 1991

incertae sedis of uncertain placement
Unplaced families;


 * Psilolechiaceae S. Stenroos, Miądl. & Lutzoni, 2014

There are several genera in the Lecanorales that have not been placed with certainty into any family. These are:


 * Coronoplectrum Brusse (1987) – 1 sp.
 * Ivanpisutia S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös & Hur (2015) – 1 sp.
 * Joergensenia Passo, Stenroos & Calvelo (2008) – 1 sp.
 * Myochroidea Printzen, T.Sprib. & Tønsberg (2008) – 4 spp.
 * Neopsoromopsis Gyeln. (1940) – 1 sp.
 * Notolecidea – 1 sp.
 * Psoromella Gyeln. (1940) – 1 sp.
 * Puttea S.Stenroos & Huhtinen (2009) – 3 spp.
 * Ramalea Nyl (1866) – 4 spp.