~50 Gyalecta is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Gyalectaceae that contains 50 species.

[3] Gyalecta was circumscribed by lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1808.

[4] It forms associations with Trentepohlia algae.

As of April 2023[update], Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts 41 species of Gyalecta.

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