''Dermatocarpon'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.[Verrucariaceae
The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of the family, have a wide variety of thallus forms, and include crustose (crust-like), foliose ( ...]
.
Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called
perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruiting body (
thallus
Thallus (plural: thalli), from Latinized Greek (), meaning "a green shoot" or "twig", is the vegetative tissue of some organisms in diverse groups such as algae, fungi, some liverworts, lichens, and the Myxogastria. Many of these organisms wer ...
), with a hole in the top to release
spore
In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, f ...
s, causing an appearance of being covered with small black dots.
[Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ]
Species
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Dermatocarpon americanum''
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Dermatocarpon arenosaxi''
– United States
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Dermatocarpon arnoldianum''
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Dermatocarpon atrogranulosum
''Dermatocarpon atrogranulosum'', commonly known as the charred stippleback, is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. It is found in a few locations in British Columbia, Canada, where it grows on limestone ...
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– Canada
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Dermatocarpon bachmannii''
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Dermatocarpon deminuens''
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Dermatocarpon dolomiticum''
– United States
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Dermatocarpon intestiniforme''
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Dermatocarpon leptophyllodes''
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Dermatocarpon leptophyllum''
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Dermatocarpon linkolae''
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Dermatocarpon lorenzianum
''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae.
Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...
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Dermatocarpon luridum
''Dermatocarpon luridum'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae
The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of the ...
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Dermatocarpon meiophyllizum
''Dermatocarpon meiophyllizum'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae
The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority ...
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Dermatocarpon moulinsii
''Dermatocarpon moulinsii'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. It is distinguished from other members of ''Dermatocarpon'' by the presence of rhizines on its underside. In North America, it ...
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Dermatocarpon miniatum
''Dermatocarpon miniatum'' is a species of fungus belonging to the family Verrucariaceae.
It has cosmopolitan distribution. It is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus
A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen ...
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Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii
''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae.
Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...
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Dermatocarpon multifolium
''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae.
Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...
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– United States
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Dermatocarpon polyphyllizum
''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae.
Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruiti ...
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Dermatocarpon reticulatum''
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Dermatocarpon rivulorum''
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Dermatocarpon schaechtelinii''
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Dermatocarpon taminium''
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Dermatocarpon tenue''
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Dermatocarpon tomentulosum''
– USA; Bahamas
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Dermatocarpon vellereum''
References
Gallery
Image:Dermatocarpon luridum.jpg, ''Dermatocarpon luridum
''Dermatocarpon luridum'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae
The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of the ...
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Image:Dermatocarpon_miniatum.jpg, ''Dermatocarpon miniatum
''Dermatocarpon miniatum'' is a species of fungus belonging to the family Verrucariaceae.
It has cosmopolitan distribution. It is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus
A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen ...
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Verrucariales
Eurotiomycetes genera
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 1824
Taxa named by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler
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