J. Linn. Soc., Bot.15: 226 (1876) [1877] emend. Fryday, I. Schmitt & Pérez-Ortega; type species: E. informis Cromb.
Chirleja Lendemer & B. P. Hodk., N.Z. Jl Bot.50(4): 451 (2012); type species: Chirleja buckii Lendemer & B. P. Hodk.
Description:
Thallus crustose to subfruticose, composed of hollow pustules or pseudopodetia, or solid pseudopodetia with granular phyllocladia on a thin primary thallus in one species; soredia present or not; sporodochia present in one species.
Apothecia very rare and poorly developed, sessile, up to 2mm diam., irregular, strongly concave, margin flexuose, irregular; disc strongly concave, pale pink-buff. No functional hymenium seen.