Plectania

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

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

Distribution
It has a widespread, cosmopolitan distribution, especially in northern temperate areas.

Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;


 * Plectania campylospora
 * Plectania chilensis
 * Plectania cyttarioides
 * Plectania ericae
 * Plectania gelatinosa
 * Plectania harnischii
 * Plectania kohniae
 * Plectania lutea
 * Plectania megalocrater
 * Plectania melastoma
 * Plectania milleri
 * Plectania modesta
 * Plectania platensis
 * Plectania rhytidia
 * Plectania rimosa
 * Plectania rugosa
 * Plectania sichuanensis
 * Plectania yunnanensis
 * Plectania zugazae

Former species (all Sarcosomataceae unless stated otherwise);


 * P. bulgarioides = Rutstroemia bulgarioides, Rutstroemiaceae
 * P. carbonaria = Geopyxis carbonaria, Pyronemataceae
 * P. carranzae = Pseudoplectania carranzae
 * P. chudei = Kompsoscypha chudei, Sarcoscyphaceae
 * P. coccinea = Sarcoscypha coccinea, Sarcoscyphaceae
 * P. coccinea = Sarcoscypha coccinea, Sarcoscyphaceae
 * P. coccinea f. albida = Sarcoscypha coccinea, Sarcoscyphaceae
 * P. cupularis = Tarzetta cupularis, Tarzettaceae
 * P. floccosa = Microstoma floccosum, Sarcoscyphaceae
 * P. helvelloides = Urnula helvelloides
 * P. hiemalis = Microstoma protractum, Sarcoscyphaceae
 * P. infundibulum = Galactinia infundibulum, Pezizaceae
 * P. latahensis = Pseudosarcosoma latahense, Chorioactidaceae
 * P. lilliputiana = Sarcoscypha lilliputiana, Sarcoscyphaceae
 * P. lusitanica = Urnula lusitanica
 * P. mediterranea = Urnula mediterranea
 * P. melaena = Pseudoplectania melaena
 * P. mexicana = Urnula mexicana
 * P. minuscula = Pseudopithyella minuscula, Sarcoscyphaceae
 * P. nannfeldtii = Donadinia nigrella
 * P. nigrella = Pseudoplectania nigrella
 * P. occidentalis = Sarcoscypha occidentalis, Sarcoscyphaceae
 * P. protracta = Microstoma protractum, Sarcoscyphaceae
 * P. rhytidia f. platensis = Plectania platensis
 * P. seaveri = Donadinia seaveri
 * P. serrata = Sarcoscypha serrata, Sarcoscyphaceae
 * P. stenostoma = Plectania melastoma