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diplotomma lichen
Scientific Name: Diplotomma chlorophaeum
Family: Physciaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
Duration:
Other Names:
Diplotomma alboatrum
Diplotomma alboatrum is a lichenized fungus belonging to the family Caliciaceae. It is also referred to as a diplotomma lichen or grayish button lichen.
Considerations for Pets
- Some Diplotomma alboatrum specimens have a lumpy thallus (body).
- This lichen can have black, domed fruiting bodies (apothecia).
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Kingdom: Lichens
- Phylum: Lichens
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
- Order: Teloschistales
- Family: Caliciaceae
- Rank: Species
- Synonyms: Lichen alboater Hoffm., trabinella Flot.
- Alternative Scientific Names: Diplotomma hedinii (H. Magn.) P. Clerc & Cl. Roux, Diplotomma nivalis (Bagl. & Carestia) Hafellner, Diplotomma chlorophaeum (Hepp. ex Leight) K. P. Singh & S. R. Singh, Diplotomma rivasmartinezii (Barreno & A. Crespo) Barreno & A. Crespo, Diplotomma ambiguum, Diplotomma pharcidium, Diplotomma himalayense S.R. Singh & D.D. Awasthi, Diplotomma epipolium (Ach.) Arnold, Diplotomma geophilum, Diplotomma nelsonii (Darb.) C.W. Dodge, Diplotomma venustum (Korber) Korber
Distribution and Habitat
- Diplotomma alboatrum is found in various regions, including the Mediterranean, Turkey (e.g., Kemaliye district of Erzincan), Britain and Ireland, and Greece (Aegean).
- It typically grows on calcareous rocks.
Morphological Characteristics
- Diplotomma alboatrum is a crustose lichen, often with a grey-whitish, cracked thallus without lobes.
- It features black apothecia that may be slightly pruinose (covered in a powdery bloom).
Ecological Role
- Diplotomma geophilum is a terricolous lichen that overgrows mosses.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Diplotomma alboatrum exists in symbiosis with algae, which is characteristic of lichens.
- Arthonia punctella is a lichen parasite observed on Diplotomma epipolium.
- It grows alongside lichen species such as Xanthoria calcicola, X. parietina, Physconia grisea, and Tephromala atra.
Resources and Further Information
- Information on Diplotomma can be found in "The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland" (1992), published by the Natural History Museum.
- LIAS (Species details : Diplotomma alboatrum (Hoffm.) Flot.)
- Checklists containing Diplotomma alboatrum (Hoffm.) Flot. British Isles List of Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi
- Natural History Museum Publications and British Lichen Society