Haematomma | |
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Haematomma ochroleucum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: |
Haematommataceae Hafellner (1984) |
Genus: |
Haematomma A.Massal. (1852) |
Type species | |
Haematomma vulgare A.Massal. (1852)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Haematomma is a genus of crustose lichens established by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1852. [2] It is the sole genus in the Haematommataceae, [3] a family circumscribed by Josef Hafellner in 1984. [4] Commonly called bloodstain lichens, [5] the species assigned to this genus are widely distributed in tropical and temperate areas. [6]
The genus name Haematomma means "bloody eye", a reference to the color of the lichen's apothecia. [7]
As of September 2021 [update], Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in the genus Haematomma: [8]
Haematomma | |
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Haematomma ochroleucum | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: |
Haematommataceae Hafellner (1984) |
Genus: |
Haematomma A.Massal. (1852) |
Type species | |
Haematomma vulgare A.Massal. (1852)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Haematomma is a genus of crustose lichens established by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1852. [2] It is the sole genus in the Haematommataceae, [3] a family circumscribed by Josef Hafellner in 1984. [4] Commonly called bloodstain lichens, [5] the species assigned to this genus are widely distributed in tropical and temperate areas. [6]
The genus name Haematomma means "bloody eye", a reference to the color of the lichen's apothecia. [7]
As of September 2021 [update], Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in the genus Haematomma: [8]