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Are #lichens truly a treasure chest of #naturalproducts compared to non-lichenized #fungi? We put this to test using #BGC count as a proxy across ~400 #genomes.

Spoiler alert: They absolutely are!

#PKSs
#secondaryMetabolites
#Lecanoromycetes
#fungalGenomics

Article link: tinyurl.com/ynph7npe
February 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
metalichen.bsky.social
I'm hyped for Theo Llewellyn's keynote on secondary metabolism evolution in my favorite order of Lecanoromycetes, Teloschistales. Cool and deep insight into the mechanisms of action of a toxic metabolite
#IAL10
July 29, 2026 at 7:58 AM
metalichen.bsky.social
Coolest part: Tangerine might have mediated HGT between fungi present within a lichen, as genes from Tangerine seem to be horizontally transferred from Chaetothyriales, a group of black fungi often found in lichens, including Xanthoria. We found other potential HGT events linked to Starships too 4/6
phylogenetic tree. Lowest clade is highlighted in orange and has a pointer labelled ‘Methyltransferase from Tangerine in Xanthoria (Lecanoromycetes). This clade is nested within a different clade highlighted in green and labelled “Chaetothyriales (Eurotiomycetes). It, in turn, is nested within a purple clade labelled as “Sordariomycetes”. A sister branch to this big clade contains multiple leaves highlighted in yellow and labelled “other Lecanoromycetes”.
August 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
cassandroid.substack.com
lichen lichen lichen!!

lichen lichen lichen lichen!!

I'm playing "Lecanoromycetes (Common lichens)" on #DuoNat — can you tell Oakmoss vs Toy soldiers apart? #iNaturalist
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August 27, 2026 at 6:26 PM
metalichen.bsky.social
Most interesting part: it seems that Tangerine mediated HGT between symbionts present within a lichen body, as two genes from Tangerine appear to be horizontally transferred from Chaetothyriales, a group of black fungi containing many lichen-associated species, which have been found in Xanthoria.
phylogenetic tree. Lowest clade is highlighted in orange and has a pointer labelled ‘Methyltransferase from Tangerine in Xanthoria (Lecanoromycetes). This clade is nested within a different clade highlighted in green and labelled “Chaetothyriales (Eurotiomycetes). It, in turn, is nested within a purple clade labelled as “Sordariomycetes”. A sister branch to this big clade contains multiple leaves highlighted in yellow and labelled “other Lecanoromycetes”.
November 28, 2025 at 2:20 PM
psoralady.bsky.social
I recently collaborated with Botanical Illustrator, Petter Nordenhaug (website: www.petternordenhaug-petzzoology.com) to illustrate the Psora species of Europe. shared by @wikimediafoundation.org #lichen #lichens #lecanorales #Psoraceae #lecanoromycetes
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New images and illustrations now available on Wikimedia Commons!
This month, I uploaded the images and illustrations from the recent article, to Wikimedia commons. I hope these illustrations will help highlight the diversity and diagnostic characters of Psora speci...
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April 14, 2025 at 12:51 PM
laughingmudhopper.bsky.social
a primeira vez que vi liquens na horizontal assim !!
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Common Lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)
Common Lichens from Avenida Doutor Adhemar de Barros, São José dos Campos, SP, BR on January 8, 2026 at 05:51 PM by Rafael Silva
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January 8, 2026 at 9:12 PM
metalichen.bsky.social
Tangerine’s captain didn’t fit into any existing family, but in the tree it grouped together with several genes from other lichen fungi. After expanding our analyses to many more genomes, we were able to describe the clade as the new family, also named Tangerine, unique to Lecanoromycetes. 3/6
left: a big round phylogenetic tree with one clade labelled with a pointer that reads “Tangerine-clade”. Right: two protein 3D models superimposed, one labelled as Tangerine, the other as HphA.
August 11, 2026 at 7:31 PM
mycokeys.pensoft.net
Researchers investigate and revise the phylogenetic relationships and morphological diversity within European Collema species.

doi.org/10.3897/myco...
Phylogeny of the European Collema species (Peltigerales, Lecanoromycetes)
The phylogenetic relationships and morphological diversity within European Collema s. str. species were investigated. A total of 104 new sequences (four molecular markers; mtSSU, b-tub, MCM7, and RPB2...
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March 24, 2025 at 9:19 AM
iicg-urjc.bsky.social
📰Raquel Pino Bodas, IICG researcher, is co-author of the new article "The first comprehensive multilocus phylogeny of the lichenized genus Micarea (Ectolechiaceae, Ascomycota)", published in TAXON.

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The first comprehensive multilocus phylogeny of the lichenized genus Micarea (Ectolechiaceae, Ascomycota)
Micarea is a crustose cosmopolitan lichen genus that belongs to the euascomycete class Lecanoromycetes. Recent molecular phylogenies on the genus based on one to three loci have mostly focused on Mic...
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February 17, 2026 at 1:05 PM
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Lecanoromycetes - common lichens

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2025-02-13 12:09:00-05:00
Lancaster County, PA, USA
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/261760420

#macrophotography
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#mycology
#mushrooms
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The image shows a close-up view of a lichen growing on a branch or twig. The lichen appears greenish-yellow and crusty in texture, contrasting against the dark background. Its form resembles a small branching structure extending along the length of the twig. While I cannot provide any identifying details, the intricate details and patterns of this lichen specimen are captured in an artistic, macro photography style.
February 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
mycokeys.pensoft.net
Researchers describe five new species as part of a study on the diversity of Acarosporaceae in California.

doi.org/10.3897/myco...
The diversity of Acarosporaceae (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes) in California
Acarospora alba, A. indistincta, A. sharnoffii, and A. tejonensis are described from California. Sarcogyne fasciculata is described from California and New Mexico. Sarcogyne coeruleonigricans is repor...
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January 24, 2025 at 7:34 AM
funghimicologia.bsky.social
Two new species of Myriospora (Lecanoromycetes, Acarosporomycetidae, Acarosporales, Acarosporaceae) from Europe, one last observed in 1925

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Two new species of Myriospora (Lecanoromycetes, Acarosporomycetidae, Acarosporales, Acarosporaceae) from Europe, one last observed in 1925
We describe Myriospora hilitzeri from the Czech Republic, Germany and Italy. It is named after the Czech lichenologist and science fiction writer Alfred C. Hilitzer (1899–1940). The species Acarospora...
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August 29, 2026 at 8:11 AM
czechacademy.bsky.social
#newpaper | The diversity of Acarosporaceae (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes) in California

Research by Czech University of Life Sciences, Uni of Toronto, and @ibotcz.bsky.social.

Study ➡️ t.co/lBdmtbCTL9 🧪 #mycology #newspecies #lichen #biodiversity
The diversity of Acarosporaceae (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes) in California
Acarospora alba, A. indistincta, A. sharnoffii, and A. tejonensis are described from California. Sarcogyne fasciculata is described from California and New Mexico. Sarcogyne coeruleonigricans is repor...
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January 27, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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I wish moss and lichen were easier to identify 😅 mostly iNat often says “I dunno, it looks like a lichen to me?”
Two levels of rock with large round blue-green patches of lichen. iNat did manage to suggest it is Flavoparmelia baltimorensis, aka Rock Greenshield Lichen. The patches are generally round but seem to have a hole in the center and then grow around that and it has ruffled leafy structures to it. Another round lichen similar to the first photo, but I was less sure, and just said it was a shield lichen. It looks like it grows outward from the center and has the flat ruffle edged structures that aren’t really leaves, but that’s the closest thing I could describe it as. The center and the outer edge are a blue green color, but there is a ring on the inside that is a darker light olive green. All around the outside of that is moss and an orange coloration that might be another lichen. A small patch of deep green cushiony moss, iNat says it is Grimmia laevigata, aka Grimmia Dry Rock Moss. A flat patch on a rock that is in various shades of gray. iNat says Class Lecanoromycetes
April 12, 2026 at 6:30 PM
funghimicologia.bsky.social
The first comprehensive multilocus phylogeny of the lichenized genus Micarea (Ectolechiaceae, Ascomycota)

www.researchgate.net/publication/...
(PDF) The first comprehensive multilocus phylogeny of the lichenized genus Micarea (Ectolechiaceae, Ascomycota)
PDF | Micarea is a crustose cosmopolitan lichen genus that belongs to the euascomycete class Lecanoromycetes. Recent molecular phylogenies on the genus... | Find, read and cite all the research you ne...
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February 19, 2026 at 6:23 PM
duonat.bsky.social
I totally never heard of these! I just entered what I thought are all lichen orders (ie. Lecanoromycetes) into #DuoNat, and now you're telling me that there are lichen in Basidiomycota :P

duo-nat.web.app?pairId=3255&...

thanks for expanding my knowledge on this!

#biodiversity #fungi #iNaturalist
Learn to distinguish Lecanoromycete orders! Drag name to image, swipe left for next pair.
May 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
trunkfullofdeadhookers.com
Lecanoromycetes - common lichens

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2023-11-23 11:17:00-05:00
Lancaster County, PA, USA
https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/191904932

#macrophotography
#nature
#inaturalist
#Fungi
#fungi
#mycology
#mushrooms
#fungifriends
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The image shows a cluster of small tan-colored mushrooms or fungi growing on a decaying log or tree bark covered in green mosses and lichens. The fungi appear to be decomposing the woody material, playing a role in the natural cycle of breaking down organic matter in the forest ecosystem. The close-up view highlights the intricate textures and details of this fungal growth amidst the mossy, moist environment.
February 25, 2025 at 12:13 AM
funghimicologia.bsky.social
The lichen genus Bulbothrix s. lat. (Parmeliaceae, Lecanoromycetes) in Mexico, including a new species and a new record

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(PDF) The lichen genus Bulbothrix s. lat. ( Parmeliaceae , Lecanoromycetes ) in Mexico, including a new species and a new record
PDF | Based on the review of specimens of the genus Bulbothrix s. lat. supported by morphological and chemical evidence, Bulbothrix buapana is described... | Find, read and cite all the research you n...
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September 18, 2026 at 12:21 PM
porcoesphino.bsky.social
Any tips for what features to photo for an observation like this? It looks like the photos are more downsized than I remember too. I'll have to look into that
common lichens (Class Lecanoromycetes)
common lichens from Zona Arqueológica Kaminaljuyu, Guatemala City, Guatemala, GT on February 17, 2025 at 12:29 PM by porcoesphino
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May 10, 2025 at 4:56 PM
iicg-urjc.bsky.social
🔹BIODIVERSIDAD Y BIOGEOGRAFÍA IV
Ibai Olariaga "MYCOPYR1: completando el inventario micológico del Parc Natural de l´Alt Pirineu"
 
🔹SISTEMÁTICA, EVOLUCIÓN, BIODIVERSIDAD Y BIOGEOGRAFÍA II
Raquel Pino Bodas modera la sesión y presenta "Evolution of genome size in Lecanoromycetes (Ascomycota)"
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July 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
iicg-urjc.bsky.social
...bajo el nombre C. zollingeri Lév."
🔸Raquel Pino Bodas "Análisis de la diversidad de los hongos edáficos en comunidades ruderales de zonas urbanas"
🔸Ana García Muñoz "Evolution of lifestyles in Ostropomycetidae (Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota)"
🔸Elena Verdugo Torres "Unraveling host-pathogen...

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July 9, 2025 at 11:02 AM
funghimicologia.bsky.social
Four new species of Acarosporaceae (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes) with carbonized epihymenial accretions from China

mycokeys.pensoft.net/article/1964...
Four new species of Acarosporaceae (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes) with carbonized epihymenial accretions from China
Based on a combination of morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic analyses, we report four new species from China: Acarospora carbonacea, A. rorida, Sarcogyne knudsenii, and S. xizangensis. These fo...
mycokeys.pensoft.net
June 12, 2026 at 3:48 PM
gbifmorpho.bsky.social
New #checklist dataset in @gbif.org: Discovering the diversity of Acarosporaceae (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes) with carbonized epihymenial accretions in North America (53 species occurrences) https://www.gbif.org/dataset/09b374be-b7e6-404f-ac20-08451bbaa75f
September 11, 2025 at 6:30 PM
gbifmorpho.bsky.social
New #checklist dataset in @gbif.org: The diversity of Acarosporaceae (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes) in California (20 species occurrences) https://www.gbif.org/dataset/fbc50b06-549d-48c7-a628-94fa1d563765
January 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM