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Acolium
Sign in to saveAcolium is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains six species. These lichens are found on bark and wood, occasionally on rocks, or growing on other lichens.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderCaliciales
- FamilyCaliciaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 25
- With media
- 24
- Family
- Caliciaceae
- Collections
- CAS, BPI, ASU, NEB, CUP, US
- Recorded in
- United States, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Russia, Sweden, Mongolia, Etats-Unis
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Caliciaceae
- Image
- Acolium inquinans 74041164.jpg
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- taxon name
- Acolium
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon author citation
- (Ach.) Gray
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- Acolium
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Encyclopedic overview
3 sectionsContents
- Description
- Species
- References
Acolium is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains six species. These lichens are found on bark and wood, occasionally on rocks, or growing on other lichens.
The genus was originally proposed as a subdivision of Calicium by Erik Acharius in 1808, and promoted to generic status by Samuel Frederick Gray in 1821.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Acolium” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.