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diplotomma lichen
Scientific Name: Diplotomma alboatrum
Family: Physciaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Diplotomma Lichen
Diplotomma is a genus of lichenized fungi, belonging to the family Caliciaceae.
Common Names
- Diplotomma Lichen
- Grayish button lichen
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Diplotomma alboatrum (Hoffm.) Flot.
- Rank: Species
- Family: Caliciaceae
- Synonyms:
- Lichen alboater Hoffm.
- trabinella Flot.
Distribution and Habitat
- Several Diplotomma species grow on calcareous rocks.
- Found in various regions, including the Mediterranean, Turkey, Britain, Ireland, Greece (Aegean), and the Himalayas (China, Yunnan).
- Diplotomma geophilum is a terricolous lichen.
- Diplotomma alboatrum is crustose epiphytic and saxicolous, on calcareous rocks.
Morphological Characteristics
- Diplotomma alboatrum has a lumpy, grey-whitish, cracked thallus without lobes and black apothecia that are slightly pruinose.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Lichens, including Diplotomma, consist of a symbiosis between an algae and a fungus.
- The lichen parasite Arthonia punctella has been observed on Diplotomma epipolium.
- Diplotomma geophilum overgrows mosses.
Quirky Facts
- The name Diplotomma comes from the Greek words "diplo" meaning "double" and "tom" meaning "part" or "section".
Further Information
- The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland (1992) by Natural History Museum Publication.
- Flora of New Zealand Lichens by D.J. Galloway (2007).
- LIAS (a database).
- British Lichen Society.