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byssoloma lichen
Scientific Name: Byssoloma
Family: Pilocarpaceae
Category: Lichen
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Byssoloma Lichen
This page provides information about lichens belonging to the genus Byssoloma. These fascinating organisms are a combination of fungi and algae or cyanobacteria living together in a symbiotic relationship.
Nomenclature and Taxonomy
- Scientific Name: Byssoloma Trevis.
- Type Species: Byssoloma leprieurii Trevis. (1853)
- Common Name: Byssoloma Lichen
- Family: Pilocarpaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae (referring to its general classification, though lichens are now classified within the Fungi kingdom)
- Rank: Genus, Species
- Synonyms (for specific species):
- Byssoloma meadii (Tuck. ex Willey) S. Ekman = Bacidia meadii (Tuck. ex Willey) Zahlbr. = Biatora meadii Tuck. ex Willey = Bilimbia meadii (Tuck.) Fink
- Alternative Scientific Names:
- Byssoloma leucoblepharum (Nyl.) Vain.
- Byssoloma subdiscordans (Nyl.) P. James
Distribution and Habitat
- Byssoloma species are found in various locations around the world.
- Specific locations mentioned include:
- Sergipe, NE Brazil (urban Atlantic rainforest patch)
- Singapore
- Elizabethtown, North Carolina, USA (Byssoloma meadii)
- Indian subcontinent (Kumaun Himalaya)
- Netherlands Antilles, Saba
- Aegean (Samothraki)
- Madeira, Atlantic islands, Macaronesia
- Some species are foliicolous, meaning they grow on leaves, particularly in rainforests.
- Some species have been recorded in the oceanic zone.
Morphological Characteristics and Growth Habits
- Byssoloma is a genus of lichenized fungi.
- They have a lichenous growth habit.
- Thallus can be 1-3 cm in diameter, continuous.