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byssoloma lichen

Scientific Name: Byssoloma subdiscordans

Family: Pilocarpaceae

Category: Lichen

Growth: Lichenous

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Byssoloma: A Genus of Lichenized Fungi

Byssoloma is a fascinating genus of lichenized fungi, commonly referred to as "byssoloma lichen." These lichens are found in various regions around the world and play a role in their respective ecosystems.

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

  • Genus: Byssoloma Trevis. (1853)
  • Family: Pilocarpaceae
  • Kingdom: Plantae (though lichens are fungi, this is the classification reported in the source text.)
  • Type Species: Byssoloma leprieurii Trevis. (1853)
  • Synonyms:
    • Byssoloma rotuliforme (redirected to Byssoloma subdiscordans)
  • Some Species:
    • Byssoloma leucoblepharum (Nyl.) Vain.
    • Byssoloma subdiscordans (Nyl.) P. James
    • Byssoloma meadii (Tuck. ex Willey) S. Ekman
    • Byssoloma absconditum
    • Byssoloma acetabuli Diederich
    • Byssoloma carneum
    • Byssoloma laurisilvae
    • Byssoloma syzyngii
    • Byssoloma diederichii

Distribution and Habitat

  • Byssoloma species are found in diverse locations, including:
    • An urban Atlantic rainforest patch in Sergipe, NE Brazil
    • The USA and Canada
    • The Indian subcontinent (Kumaun Himalaya)
    • Singapore
    • Elizabethtown, North Carolina, USA (Byssoloma meadii)
    • Netherlands Antilles, Saba
    • Aegean (Byssoloma acetabuli)
    • Madeira, Atlantic islands, Macaronesia (Byssoloma laurisilvae)
    • Biosphere Reserve La dillera de Talamanca), Costa Rica (Byssoloma carneum)
  • They often grow on rainforest leaves.
  • One species was observed in an oceanic zone habitat.

Morphological Characteristics

  • Growth Habit: Lichenous
  • Thallus (for *Byssoloma leucoblepharum*): 1-3 cm diam., continuous

Interactions with Other Organisms

  • Some species have been observed with feeding traces of snails.
  • Some species are lichenicolous lichens.

Further Information

  • Catalogue of Life: 2012 Annual Checklist
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • Te Papa's collections
  • British Lichen Society - BLS Mapping Scheme dataset
  • Drone-Application-Server database