Haematomma
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Haematomma is a genus of crustose lichens established by Abramo Bartolommeo Massalongo in 1852.[2] It is the sole genus in the Haematommataceae,[3] a family circumscribed by Josef Hafellner in 1984.[4] Commonly called bloodstain lichens,[5] the species assigned to this genus are widely distributed in tropical and temperate areas.[6]
Not to be confused with Hematoma.
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Haematomma | |
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Haematomma ochroleucum | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Haematommataceae Hafellner (1984) |
Genus: | Haematomma A.Massal. (1852) |
Type species | |
Haematomma vulgare A.Massal. (1852) | |
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The genus name Haematomma means "bloody eye", a reference to the color of the lichen's apothecia.[7]