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Diploicia
Sign in to saveDiploicia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains seven species. These lichens form small, tightly attached rosettes with a distinctive pale grey-green colour and a fine, powdery coating that becomes more noticeable when dry. They reproduce through tiny black, pin-prick fruiting bodies that emerge from the crust surface and through powdery outgrowths that can break off and spread the lichen to new locations.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderCaliciales
- FamilyCaliciaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 26
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Caliciaceae
- Collections
- US, MEL, ASU, UC, TLE, DUKE
- Recorded in
- Namibia, Australia, Mexico, United States, Chile, Italy, Bermuda, Cuba
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Caliciaceae
- Image
- Diploicia canescens 10 oct 2009.jpg
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- Commons category
- Diploicia
- taxon name
- Diploicia
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxonomic type
- Diploicia canescens
- taxon author citation
- A. Massal.
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Diploicia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in temperate regions, and contains seven species. These lichens form small, tightly attached rosettes with a distinctive pale grey-green colour and a fine, powdery coating that becomes more noticeable when dry. They reproduce through tiny black, pin-prick fruiting bodies that emerge from the crust surface and through powdery outgrowths that can break off and spread the lichen to new locations.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Diploicia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.