Name:		Placynthium Gray, (1821) page 395
Synonym(s):		Lecothecium Trevis. (1851) Racoblenna A. Massal. (1852) Collolechia A. Massal. (1854) Pterygium Nyl. (1854) Lecozonia Trevis. (1857) Wilmsia Körb. (1865) Callolechia Kremp. (1869) Pannularia Nyl. (1886) Calkinsia Nieuwl. (1916) Anziella Gyeln. (1940) Llanolichen Tomas. & Cif. (1952) Llanomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953) Placynthiomyces Cif. & Tomas. (1953) Antarctomia D.C. Linds. (1975)
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Placynthiaceae Å.E. Dahl [Family] Peltigerales Walt. Waton [Order] Lecanoromycetidae P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon, J.C. David & Stalpers ex Miądl., Lutzoni & Lumbsch [Subclass] Lecanoromycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Species Placynthium acutius (Nyl.) Zahlbr. Placynthium adglutinatum (Anzi) Trevis. Placynthium africanum C.W. Dodge Placynthium albidum Hue Placynthium anemoideum (Servít) Gyeln. Placynthium arachnoideum Henssen Placynthium arboricola Placynthium arboricolum Zahlbr. Placynthium asperellum (Ach.) Trevis. Placynthium aspratile (Ach.) Henssen Placynthium baumgartneri (Zahlbr.) Gyeln. Placynthium caesitium (Nyl.) Hue Placynthium caesium Placynthium centrifugum Nyl. Placynthium chilense Hue Placynthium coerulescens (Harm.) Gyeln. Placynthium corallinoides (Schaer.) Jatta Placynthium delicatulum Placynthium diblastum Gyeln. Placynthium dolichoterum (Nyl.) Trevis. Placynthium dubium Herre Placynthium filiforme (Garov.) Choisy Placynthium flabellosum (Tuck.) Zahlbr. Placynthium garovaglii (A. Massal.) Malme Placynthium gattefossei Werner Placynthium griseum Hue Placynthium hungaricum Gyeln. Placynthium lismorense (Nyl. ex Cromb.) Vain. Placynthium luctuosum Hue Placynthium majus Harm. Placynthium microphyllizum (Nyl.) Hasse Placynthium nigrum (Huds.) Gray Placynthium pannariellum (Nyl.) H. Magn. Placynthium penninum (Schaer.) Trevis. Placynthium petersii (Nyl.) Burnham Placynthium pluriseptatum (Arnold) Arnold Placynthium psotinum (Fr.) Harm. Placynthium radiosum (Anzi) Jatta Placynthium rosulans (Th. Fr.) Zahlbr. Placynthium rudetum (Ach.) Zahlbr. Placynthium siliceum Gyeln. Placynthium sonomense (Tuck.) Herre Placynthium stenophylla (Tuck.) Fink Placynthium stenophyllum (Tuck.) Fink Placynthium subnigrum de Lesd. Placynthium subradiatum (Nyl.) Arnold Placynthium tantaleum (Hepp) Hue Placynthium tremniacum (A. Massal.) Jatta Placynthium triseptatum (Nyl.) Vain. Placynthium vrangianum Gyeln.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (1 record)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]