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Haematomma
Sign in to saveHaematomma 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
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- 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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- 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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