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Haematomma flexuosum
Scientific Name: Haematomma flexuosum
Family: Haematommataceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Haematomma flexuosum
Haematomma flexuosum is a species of lichen described by Hillmann. It belongs to the genus Haematomma and the family Haematommataceae.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Haematomma flexuosum Hillmann
- Family: Haematommataceae
- Genus: Haematomma A. Massal.
- Kingdom: Fungi
Distribution and Habitat
- Haematomma flexuosum has been found in North and Central America, including the West Indies.
- Specific locations mentioned include Paul M. Grist State Park, Alabama (USA), and Yunnan (China).
- It has also been recorded in Antarctica, Brazil, Colombia, and Costa Rica.
- The species is common throughout the northeast corner of Alabama.
- It typically grows on hardwood bark.
Morphological Characteristics
- The thallus is crustose, white to grey in color.
- It reacts to potassium hydroxide (K+) by turning yellow.
- The photobiont associated with this lichen is chlorophyceae (green algae).
Ecological role
- The genus Haematomma is treated as part of the Ticolichen biodiversity inventory in Costa Rica.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Haematomma flexuosum is a lichen, which is a symbiotic association between a fungus and an alga (chlorophyceae in this case).
Further Information
- Brodo, I. M., Culberson, W. L., and Culberson, C. F. (2008). Haematomma (Lecanoraceae) in North and Central America, including the West Indies. The Bryologist.
- Atlas of Living Australia