Name:		Plectocarpon Fée, (1825) page 151 [basionym]
Synonym(s):		Delisea Fée (1825) Lichenomyces Trevis. (1853) Epiphora Nyl. (1876)
Status:		Genus
Taxonomic position:		Roccellaceae Chevall. [Family] Arthoniales Henssen ex D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. [Order] Arthoniomycetidae [Subclass] Arthoniomycetes 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 Plectocarpon arthonioides Diederich Plectocarpon cladoniae R. Sant. Plectocarpon encausticum (Nyl.) R. Sant. Plectocarpon epiphyllum (Sérus.) M. Cáceres, Diederich, Lücking & Sérus. Plectocarpon lambinonii Diederich & Etayo Plectocarpon lichenum (Sommerf.) D. Hawksw. Plectocarpon linitae (R. Sant.) Wedin & Hafellner Plectocarpon macaronesiae Diederich, Etayo & Sérus. Plectocarpon nashii Hafellner Plectocarpon nephromeum (Norman) R. Sant. Plectocarpon peltigerae Zhurb., Ertz, Diederich & Miądl. Plectocarpon pseudocyphellariae Diederich Plectocarpon pseudosticta (Fée) Fée Plectocarpon sampaianae Diederich & Etayo Plectocarpon scrobiculatae Diederich & Etayo Plectocarpon usneae Diederich & Etayo
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (2 records)
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]