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bellemerea lichen
Scientific Name: Bellemerea diamarta
Family: Porpidiaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Bellemerea: A Genus of Crustose Lichens
Bellemerea is a genus of lichens belonging to the family Lecideaceae. This genus was first described in 1984, with Bellemerea alpina designated as its type species.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Genus: Bellemerea
- Family: Lecideaceae
- Kingdom: Fungi (inferred)
Bellemerea alpina
Bellemerea alpina, commonly known as the brown sunken disk lichen or alpine bellemerea, is a notable species within this genus.
- Scientific Name: Bellemerea alpina (Sommerf.) Clauzade & Roux
- Synonyms:
- Aspicilia alpina (Sommerf.) Arnold
- Lecanora alpina Sommerf.
- Lecanora applegatei Herre
- Common Names: Brown sunken disk lichen, alpine bellemerea
Distribution and Habitat
Bellemerea alpina is found growing on rocks in mountainous regions worldwide, including the Canadian Rockies and China. It has also been found in Britain and the Copeland Forest in Ontario.
Morphological Characteristics
- Thallus: Conspicuously areolate-cracked, rather thick, ranging from 1-5 cm in diameter. It has an orbicular shape, sometimes spreading irregularly among other lichens.
- Color: White to pale tan
- Growth Habit: Crustose areolate
Other Species
- Bellemerea subsorediza (Lynge) R. Sant.
- Bellemerea diamarta (Ach.) Boistel
- Bellemerea sanguinea
- Bellemerea cinereorufescens (Ach.) Clauzade & Cl.Roux
Resources and Further Information
Further information can be found in:
- Nash III, T.H., Gries, C., and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the (presumably) Sonoran Desert Region, Volume 3 (Bellemerea on pp. 110-112).
- Louisiana State University Herbarium Lichen Collection
- Wolfram|Alpha