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diplotomma lichen

Scientific Name: Diplotomma epipolium

Family: Physciaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Other Names:

       

Diplotomma: A Genus of Lichenized Fungi

Diplotomma is a genus of lichenized fungi. Several species are commonly referred to as "diplotomma lichen."

Considerations for Pets

  • Some Diplotomma species grow on rocks.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Genus: Diplotomma
  • Family: Caliciaceae
  • Phylum: Lichens
  • Class: Lecanoromycetes
  • Order: Teloschistales
  • Synonyms:
    • Lichen alboater Hoffm. (for Diplotomma alboatrum)

Distribution and Habitat

  • Some species, like Diplotomma alboatrum, are found in the Mediterranean region.
  • Specific locations mentioned include Turkey, Greece, Britain, and Ireland.
  • Diplotomma alboatrum grows on calcareous rocks.
  • Diplotomma geophilum is a terricolous lichen overgrowing mosses.
  • Diplotomma himalayense has been found in China, specifically Yunnan.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Diplotomma alboatrum has a lumpy thallus and black apothecia.
  • The thallus of Diplotomma alboatrum is grey-whitish, cracked, and without lobes; it also has black apothecia that are slightly pruinose.

Interactions with other organisms

  • Arthonia punctella is a lichen parasite found on Diplotomma epipolium.
  • Lichens consist of a symbiosis between an algae and a fungus.

Species within the Genus (Examples)

  • Diplotomma alboatrum (Hoffm.) Flot. (Grayish button lichen)
  • Diplotomma ambiguum (Ach.) Flagey
  • Diplotomma chlorophaeum (Hepp. ex Leight) K. P. Singh &amp S. R. Singh
  • Diplotomma epipolium (Ach.) Arnold
  • Diplotomma geophilum
  • Diplotomma hedinii (H. Magn.) P. Clerc &amp Cl. Roux
  • Diplotomma himalayense S.R. Singh &amp D.D. Awasthi
  • Diplotomma nelsonii (Darb.) C.W. Dodge
  • Diplotomma pharcidium
  • Diplotomma rivasmartinezii (Barreno &amp A. Crespo) Barreno &amp A. Crespo
  • Diplotomma venustum (Korber) Korber

Resources and Further Information

  • The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland (Natural History Museum Publication)
  • British Lichen Society
  • LIAS (a database referencing Lichen alboater Hoffm.)