Name:		Volvaria DC. apud Lamarck, J.B.A.P.M. de Monnet; Candolle, A.P. de, (1805) page 373 [basionym]
Accepted name:		Gyalecta Ach.
Status:		Genus, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Gyalectaceae Stizenb. [Family] Ostropales Nannf. [Order] Ostropomycetidae Reeb, Lutzoni & Cl. Roux [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 Volvaria clausa (Hoffm.) Trevis. Volvaria conchylioides Volvaria exanthemica (Sm.) DC. Volvaria gyalectoides (A. Massal.) Trevis. Volvaria ilicicola Speg. Volvaria lepadina (Ach.) A. Massal. Volvaria microchlamida Speg. Volvaria truncigena DC.
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
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]