# Plectania

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{{Short description|Genus of fungi}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| image = Plectania nannfeldtii 187.jpg
| image_caption = ''Plectania nannfeldtii''
| taxon = Plectania
| authority = [Fuckel](/source/Karl_Wilhelm_Gottlieb_Leopold_Fuckel) (1870)
| type_species = ''[Plectania melastoma](/source/Plectania_melastoma)''
| type_species_authority = ([Sowerby II](/source/George_Brettingham_Sowerby_II)) Fuckel (1870)
| synonyms_ref = <ref name="urlMycoBank: Plectania"/>
| synonyms = ''Gloeocalyx'' <small>[Massee](/source/George_Edward_Massee) (1901)</small><br>
''Peziza'' subgen. ''Rhizopodella'' <small>[Cooke](/source/Mordecai_Cubitt_Cooke) (1879)</small>
}}

'''''Plectania''''' is a [genus](/source/genus) of [fungi](/source/fungi) in the family [Sarcosomataceae](/source/Sarcosomataceae). It was circumscribed by German botanist [Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel](/source/Karl_Wilhelm_Gottlieb_Leopold_Fuckel) in 1870.<ref name="Fuckel 1870"/>

There were 15 [species](/source/species) in the genus in 2008,<ref name="Kirk 2008"/> this has increased to 19 by 2023.<ref name="Fungorum"/>

==Distribution==
It has a widespread, [cosmopolitan distribution](/source/cosmopolitan_distribution), especially in northern [temperate](/source/temperate) areas.<ref>{{cite web |title=''Plectania'' Fuckel, 1870 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2593447 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=22 July 2023 |language=en}}</ref>

==Species==
As accepted by [Species Fungorum](/source/Species_Fungorum);<ref name="Fungorum">{{cite web |title=Plectania - Search Page |url=http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/Names.asp?strGenus=Plectania |website=www.speciesfungorum.org |publisher=Species Fungorum |access-date=22 July 2023}}</ref>
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*''[Plectania campylospora](/source/Plectania_campylospora)'' {{Au|(Berk.) Nannf. (1957)}}
*''[Plectania chilensis](/source/Plectania_chilensis)'' {{Au|(Mont.) Gamundí (1971)}}
*''[Plectania cyttarioides](/source/Plectania_cyttarioides)'' {{Au|(Rehm) Korf (1957)}}
*''[Plectania ericae](/source/Plectania_ericae)'' {{Au|(Donadini) Roqué (2009)}}
*''[Plectania gelatinosa](/source/Plectania_gelatinosa)'' {{Au|Pat. (1907)}}
*''[Plectania harnischii](/source/Plectania_harnischii)'' {{Au|M. Carbone, Agnello, A.D. Parker & P. Alvarado (2021)}}
*''[Plectania kohniae](/source/Plectania_kohniae)'' {{Au|Korf & W.Y. Zhuang (1991)}}
*''[Plectania lutea](/source/Plectania_lutea)'' {{Au|T. Bau & G.F. Mou (2021)}}
*''[Plectania megalocrater](/source/Plectania_megalocrater)'' {{Au|(Malençon & Le Gal) M. Carbone, Agnello & Konstantin. (2011)}}
*''[Plectania melastoma](/source/Plectania_melastoma)'' {{Au|(Sowerby) Fuckel (1870)}}
*''[Plectania milleri](/source/Plectania_milleri)'' {{Au|Paden & Tylutki (1969)}}
*''[Plectania modesta](/source/Plectania_modesta)'' {{Au|Otani (1973)}}
*''[Plectania platensis](/source/Plectania_platensis)'' {{Au|(Speg.) Rifai (1968)}}
*''[Plectania rhytidia](/source/Plectania_rhytidia)'' {{Au|(Berk.) Nannf. & Korf (1957)}}
*''[Plectania rimosa](/source/Plectania_rimosa)'' {{Au|Peck (1903)}}
*''[Plectania rugosa](/source/Plectania_rugosa)'' {{Au|(Le Gal) M. Carbone, Baglivo & Agnello (2010)}}
*''[Plectania sichuanensis](/source/Plectania_sichuanensis)'' {{Au|M. Zeng, Q. Zhao & K.D. Hyde (2021)}}
*''[Plectania yunnanensis](/source/Plectania_yunnanensis)'' {{Au|W.Y. Zhuang (1998)}}
*''[Plectania zugazae](/source/Plectania_zugazae)'' {{Au|Calonge & Alb. García (2003)}}
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Former species (all Sarcosomataceae unless stated otherwise);<ref name="Fungorum"/>
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* ''P. bulgarioides'' {{Au|(P. Karst.) Hazsl. (1886)}} = ''[Rutstroemia bulgarioides](/source/Rutstroemia_bulgarioides)'', [Rutstroemiaceae](/source/Rutstroemiaceae)
* ''P. carbonaria'' {{Au|(Alb. & Schwein.) Hazsl. (1886)}} = ''[Geopyxis carbonaria](/source/Geopyxis_carbonaria)'', Pyronemataceae
* ''P. carranzae'' {{Au|Calonge & M. Mata (2002)}} = ''[Pseudoplectania carranzae](/source/Pseudoplectania_carranzae)'' 
* ''P. chudei'' {{Au|Pat. ex Le Gal (1953)}} = ''[Kompsoscypha chudei](/source/Kompsoscypha_chudei)'', [Sarcoscyphaceae](/source/Sarcoscyphaceae)
* ''P. coccinea'' {{Au|(Jacq.) Fuckel (1870)}} = ''[Sarcoscypha coccinea](/source/Sarcoscypha_coccinea)'', Sarcoscyphaceae
* ''P. coccinea'' {{Au|(Scop.) Fuckel ex Seaver (1928)}} = ''Sarcoscypha coccinea'', Sarcoscyphaceae
* ''P. coccinea'' f. ''albida'' {{Au|A.B. Klinge (1944)}} = ''Sarcoscypha coccinea'', Sarcoscyphaceae
* ''P. cupularis'' {{Au|(L.) Hazsl. (1886)}} = ''[Tarzetta cupularis](/source/Tarzetta_cupularis)'', [Tarzettaceae](/source/Tarzettaceae)
* ''P. floccosa'' {{Au|(Sacc.) Seaver (1928)}} = ''[Microstoma floccosum](/source/Microstoma_floccosum)'', Sarcoscyphaceae
* ''P. helvelloides'' {{Au|(Donadini, Berthet & Astier) Donadini (1987)}} = ''[Urnula helvelloides](/source/Urnula_helvelloides)''
* ''P. hiemalis'' {{Au|(Bernstein) Seaver (1928)}} = ''[Microstoma protractum](/source/Microstoma_protractum)'', Sarcoscyphaceae
* ''P. infundibulum'' {{Au|Hazsl. (1887)}} = ''[Galactinia infundibulum](/source/Galactinia_infundibulum)'', [Pezizaceae](/source/Pezizaceae)
* ''P. latahensis'' {{Au|(Paden & Tylutki) M. Carbone, Agnello & Baglivo (2009)}} = ''[Pseudosarcosoma latahense](/source/Pseudosarcosoma_latahense)'', [Chorioactidaceae](/source/Chorioactidaceae)
* ''P. lilliputiana'' {{Au|Le Gal (1953)}} = ''[Sarcoscypha lilliputiana](/source/Sarcoscypha_lilliputiana)'', Sarcoscyphaceae
* ''P. lusitanica'' {{Au|(Torrend & Boud.) M. Carbone, Agnello, Baglivo & O. Perić (2012)}} = ''[Urnula lusitanica](/source/Urnula_lusitanica)''
* ''P. mediterranea'' {{Au|M. Carbone, Agnello & Baglivo (2009)}} = ''[Urnula mediterranea](/source/Urnula_mediterranea)''
* ''P. melaena'' {{Au|(Fr.) Paden (1982)}} = ''[Pseudoplectania melaena](/source/Pseudoplectania_melaena)''
* ''P. mexicana'' {{Au|(Ellis & Holw.) Paden (1983)}} = ''[Urnula mexicana](/source/Urnula_mexicana)''
* ''P. minuscula'' {{Au|(Boud. & Torrend) Le Gal (1953)}} = ''[Pseudopithyella minuscula](/source/Pseudopithyella_minuscula)'', Sarcoscyphaceae
* ''P. nannfeldtii'' {{Au|Korf (1957)}} = ''[Donadinia nigrella](/source/Donadinia_nigrella)''
* ''P. nigrella'' {{Au|(Pers.) P. Karst. (1885)}} = ''[Pseudoplectania nigrella](/source/Pseudoplectania_nigrella)''
* ''P. occidentalis'' {{Au|(Schwein.) Seaver (1928)}} = ''[Sarcoscypha occidentalis](/source/Sarcoscypha_occidentalis)'', Sarcoscyphaceae
* ''P. protracta'' {{Au|(Fr.) S. Imai (1938)}} = ''[Microstoma protractum](/source/Microstoma_protractum)'', Sarcoscyphaceae
* ''P. rhytidia'' f. ''platensis'' {{Au|(Speg.) Donadini (1985)}} = ''Plectania platensis''
* ''P. seaveri'' {{Au|M. Carbone, Agnello & LaGreca (2012)}}<ref name="Carbone 2012"/> = ''[Donadinia seaveri](/source/Donadinia_seaveri)''
* ''P. serrata'' {{Au|Le Gal (1953)}} = ''[Sarcoscypha serrata](/source/Sarcoscypha_serrata)'', Sarcoscyphaceae
* ''P. stenostoma'' {{Au|(Mart.) Sacc. (1889)}} = ''Plectania melastoma''
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==See also==

* ''[Pseudoplectania](/source/Pseudoplectania)''

==References==
{{Reflist|refs=

<ref name="Carbone 2012">{{cite journal |vauthors=Carbone M, Agnello C, LaGreca S |title=''Plectania seaveri'' (Ascomycota, Pezizales), a new discomycete from Bermuda |journal=Mycotaxon |year=2012 |volume=120 |pages=317–29 |doi=10.5248/120.317|doi-access=free |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/partpdf/393804 }}</ref>

<ref name="Fuckel 1870">{{cite journal |author=Fuckel L. |title=Symbolae mycologicae. Beiträge zur Kenntnis der rheinischen Pilze |journal=Jahrbücher des Nassauischen Vereins für Naturkunde |year=1870 |volume=23–4 |page=323 |language=German}}</ref>

<ref name="Kirk 2008">{{cite book |vauthors=Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA |title=Dictionary of the Fungi |edition=10th |publisher=CAB International |location=Wallingford, UK |year=2008 |page=544 |isbn=0-85199-826-7}}</ref>

<ref name="urlMycoBank: Plectania">{{cite web |title=''Plectania'' Fuckel 1870 |url=http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?Table=Mycobank&Rec=57171&Fields=All |publisher=[MycoBank](/source/MycoBank). International Mycological Association |accessdate=2012-04-26}}</ref>

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Category:Pezizales
Category:Pezizales genera
Category:Taxa named by Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel
Category:Taxa described in 1870

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