Inoderma Byssaceum
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''Inoderma'' is a genus 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.fungi in the family
Arthoniaceae The Arthoniaceae are a family of lichenized, lichenicolous and saprobic fungi in the order Arthoniales. The Arthoniaceae is the largest family of Arthoniales, with around 800 species. Most species in Arthoniaceae belong in '' Arthonia'' which is ...
. It was resurrected for use in 2015 for a small group of species with the following features: elevated, white pruinose pycnidia, immersed to adnate white pruinose apothecia, and a weakly gelatinized
hymenium The hymenium is the tissue layer on the hymenophore of a fungal fruiting body where the cells develop into basidia or asci, which produce spores. In some species all of the cells of the hymenium develop into basidia or asci, while in others some ...
. '' Inoderma byssaceum'' was assigned as the type species for the genus.


Species

, Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts six species of ''Inoderma'': *''
Inoderma afromontanum ''Inoderma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It was resurrected for use in 2015 for a small group of species with the following features: elevated, white pruinose pycnidia, immersed to adnate white pruinose apotheci ...
'' – Uganda *'' Inoderma byssaceum'' *''
Inoderma epigaeum ''Inoderma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It was resurrected for use in 2015 for a small group of species with the following features: elevated, white pruinose pycnidia, immersed to adnate white pruinose apothe ...
'' *''
Inoderma nipponicum ''Inoderma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Arthoniaceae. It was resurrected for use in 2015 for a small group of species with the following features: elevated, white pruinose pycnidia, immersed to adnate white pruinose apothe ...
'' – Japan *'' Inoderma sorediatum'' – Poland *'' Inoderma subabietinum'' – Europe


References

Arthoniaceae Arthoniomycetes genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 1810 Taxa named by Erik Acharius {{Arthoniomycetes-stub