Neolecta

Neolecta is a genus of ascomycetous fungi. The species share the English designation "Earth tongues" along with some better-known fungi (e.g. Geoglossum, Microglossum) with a similar general form, but in fact they are only distantly related.

Neolecta
Neolecta irregularis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Subdivision: Taphrinomycotina
Class: Neolectomycetes
O.E. Erikss. & Winka 1997
Order: Neolectales
Landvik, O.E. Erikss, Gargas & P. Gustaffs. 1993
Family: Neolectaceae
Redhead 1977
Genus: Neolecta
Speg. 1881
Species
  • Neolecta flavovirescens
  • Neolecta irregularis (Irregular Earth Tongue)
  • Neolecta vitellina (=N. aurantiaca) (Egg-yellow Earth Tongue)

Neolecta is the only genus belonging to the family Neolectaceae, which is the only family belonging to the order Neolectales. Neolectales, in turn, is the only order belonging to the class Neolectomycetes, which belongs to the subdivision Taphrinomycotina of the Ascomycota.

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