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Bellemerea
Sign in to saveBellemerea is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichens in the family Lecideaceae. These lichens form tough, crusty patches on hard rock surfaces, often appearing as a mosaic of small angular blocks in colours ranging from white and grey to brown. The genus includes nine species found primarily in mountainous and polar regions where they help colonize bare rock surfaces in harsh environments.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecideales
- FamilyLecideaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 34
- With media
- 15
- Family
- Lecideaceae
- Collections
- US, UC, BRY, UPS, COLO, DUKE
- Recorded in
- United States, Sweden, Norway, Austria, Italy, Russia, Romania
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Lecideaceae
- Image
- Bellemerea alpina 461833.jpg
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- taxon name
- Bellemerea
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Bellemerea alpina
- taxon common name
- bellemerea lichen
- Commons category
- Bellemerea
- taxon author citation
- Hafellner & Cl. Roux
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- Description
- Species
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Bellemerea is a genus of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichens in the family Lecideaceae. These lichens form tough, crusty patches on hard rock surfaces, often appearing as a mosaic of small angular blocks in colours ranging from white and grey to brown. The genus includes nine species found primarily in mountainous and polar regions where they help colonize bare rock surfaces in harsh environments.
==Taxonomy==
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