Biology:Dermatiscum

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Short description: Genus of lichens

Dermatiscum
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Dermatiscum thunbergii growing on rocks at Isalo National Park, Madagascar
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Caliciaceae
Genus: Dermatiscum
Nyl. (1867)
Type species
Dermatiscum thunbergii
(Ach.) Nyl. (1867)
Species

D. pusillum
D. thunbergii

Dermatiscum is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus contains two species found in South Africa and North America.[1]

References

  1. Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. 2008. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8. 

Wikidata ☰ Q5262689 entry