''Diplotomma'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
lichenized
fungi
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from ...
in the family
Caliciaceae
The Caliciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. Although the family has had its classification changed several times throughout its taxonomic history, the use of mo ...
. The genus has a widespread distribution and contains about 29 species.
The genus was circumscribed by
Julius von Flotow in 1849.
It was later wrapped into ''
Buellia
''Buellia'' is a genus of mostly lichen-forming fungi in the family Caliciaceae. The fungi are usually part of a crustose lichen. In this case, the lichen species is given the same name as the fungus. But members may also grow as parasites on li ...
'' before being segregated from that genus by David Hawksworth in 1980.
Selected species
,
Species Fungorum
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accepts 10 species of ''Diplotomma'':
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Diplotomma alboatrum''
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Diplotomma cedricola''
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Diplotomma epipolium''
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Diplotomma glaucoatrum''
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Diplotomma hedinii''
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Diplotomma murorum''
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Diplotomma parasiticum''
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Diplotomma pharcidium''
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Diplotomma venustum''
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Diplotomma vezdanum''
References
Caliciales
Lichen genera
Caliciales genera
Taxa described in 1849
Taxa named by Julius von Flotow
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