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anisomeridium lichen
Scientific Name: Anisomeridium ambiguum
Family: Monoblastiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Other Names:
Anisomeridium Lichen
Anisomeridium is a genus of lichenized fungi belonging to the family Monoblastiaceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Anisomeridium
- Family: Monoblastiaceae
- Synonyms:
- Arthopyrenia cinereopruinosa
Common Names
- Anisomeridium Lichen (U.S. name)
- Tamarind Anisomeridium Lichen (Anisomeridium tamarindi)
- Forest punch lichen (eng, for Anisomeridium biforme)
- Anisomride biforme (fra, for Anisomeridium biforme)
- Nenpadka dvoutvar (for Anisomeridium biforme)
Distribution and Habitat
- Anisomeridium musaesporoides has been found in Guyana and Panama.
- Species of Anisomeridium are found in tropical America, Costa Rica, Madeira, Selvagens Islands, Hong Kong, Australia and its Island Territories, New Zealand, The Netherlands, and California.
Morphological Characteristics
- Some species are crustose lichens.
- Some species have black perithecia.
- Some species are foliicolous (growing on leaves).
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Lichens are a combination of a fungus and a green algae or a blue-green algae, or a combination of all three.
- Some species are epiphytic (growing on other plants).
Quirky Facts
- Maurice Gustave Benoit Choisy defined the genus Anisomeridium, designating A. xylogena the type species.
Further Information
- ResearchGate (for publications)
- Wolfram|Alpha (for facts and data)