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Gymnoderma
Sign in to saveGymnoderma is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Cladoniaceae. Originally established in 1860 by the Finnish lichenologist William Nylander, this small genus is characterised by forming mats of small, yellow-green scales dotted with spherical brown fruiting bodies. The genus is distinguished from related lichens by a unique microscopic feature: its spore-containing structures (asci) turn deep blue when stained with iodine, which is uncommon among members of the Cladoniaceae.
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 7 inbound references to Gymnoderma, and connects out to fungi, Index Fungorum and William Nylander.
It sits within the topics Cladoniaceae, Lecanorales genera and Lichen genera.
Vinony links it to 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassLecanoromycetes
- OrderLecanorales
- FamilyCladoniaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 13
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Cladoniaceae
- Collections
- US, ASU, UWSP, MEL, MSC, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Australia, Mexico, United States, Japan, Algeria
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Cladoniaceae
- Image
- Gymnoderma lineare.jpg
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- taxon name
- Gymnoderma
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- gymnoderma lichen
- Commons category
- Gymnoderma
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