Dermatocarpon
Dermatocarpon is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae.[1]
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| Dermatocarpon miniatum | |
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| Genus: | Dermatocarpon Eschw. (1824) |
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| Dermatocarpon miniatum (L.) W.Mann (1825) | |
Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruiting body (thallus), with a hole in the top to release spores, causing an appearance of being covered with small black dots.[2]:35
Species
- Dermatocarpon americanum
- Dermatocarpon amylaceum
- Dermatocarpon arenosaxi
- Dermatocarpon arnoldianum
- Dermatocarpon atrogranulosum
- Dermatocarpon bachmannii
- Dermatocarpon deminuens
- Dermatocarpon deserti
- Dermatocarpon dolomiticum
- Dermatocarpon finckei
- Dermatocarpon intestiniforme
- Dermatocarpon leptophyllodes
- Dermatocarpon leptophyllum
- Dermatocarpon luridum
- Dermatocarpon meiophyllizum
- Dermatocarpon miniatum
- Dermatocarpon moulinsii
- Dermatocarpon multifolium
- Dermatocarpon polyphyllizum
- Dermatocarpon reticulatum
- Dermatocarpon rivulorum
- Dermatocarpon schaechtelinii
- Dermatocarpon taminium
- Dermatocarpon tenue
- Dermatocarpon tomentulosum
References
- Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM. (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
- Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
Gallery
Dermatocarpon luridum
Dermatocarpon miniatum
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