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Haematomma is a genus of crustose lichens established by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1852. It is the sole genus in the Haematommataceae, a family circumscribed by Josef Hafellner in 1984. Commonly called bloodstain lichens, the species assigned to this genus are widely distributed in tropical and temperate areas.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumAscomycota
  3. ClassLecanoromycetes
  4. OrderLecanorales
  5. FamilyHaematommataceae

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
647
With media
375
Family
Haematommataceae
Collections
WIS, US, NY
Recorded in
Paraguay, United States, Venezuela, Brazil, Australia, Guyana, Bolivia, South Africa

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Haematommataceae
Image
Haematomma ochroleucum Golvinog.jpg
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taxon name
Haematomma
taxon rank
genus
topic's main category
Category:Haematomma
taxon common name
Bloodspot lichens
Commons category
Haematomma
taxon author citation
A. Massal.
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Haematomma is a genus of crustose lichens established by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1852. It is the sole genus in the Haematommataceae, a family circumscribed by Josef Hafellner in 1984. Commonly called bloodstain lichens, the species assigned to this genus are widely distributed in tropical and temperate areas.

The genus name Haematomma means "bloody eye", a reference to the color of the lichen's apothecia.

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