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Schismatomma
Sign in to saveSchismatomma is a genus of mostly lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. These lichens form thin crusts on bark or rock surfaces and reproduce through disc-shaped fruiting bodies that release spores, as well as through powdery patches that help them spread. At least one species is critically endangered due to habitat loss from deforestation in Colombia.
In the Vinony graph
Vinony's link graph records 13 inbound references to Schismatomma, and connects out to fungi, Critically Endangered and Index Fungorum.
It is catalogued under topics including Arthoniomycetes genera, Cite IUCN without doi and Lichen genera.
Vinony links it to 8 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomFungi
- PhylumAscomycota
- ClassArthoniomycetes
- OrderArthoniales
- FamilyRoccellaceae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 201
- With media
- 136
- Family
- Roccellaceae
- Collections
- YPM, NY, US, DUKE, F, MICH
- Recorded in
- United States, Guyana, Spain, Mexico, Fiji, Japan, Venezuela, Kenya
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Roccellaceae
Show 4 more facts
- taxon author citation
- Flot. & Körb. ex A. Massal.
- taxon name
- Schismatomma
- taxon rank
- genus
- taxon common name
- Kring
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Description
- Conservation
- Species
- References
Schismatomma is a genus of mostly lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. These lichens form thin crusts on bark or rock surfaces and reproduce through disc-shaped fruiting bodies that release spores, as well as through powdery patches that help them spread. At least one species is critically endangered due to habitat loss from deforestation in Colombia.
==Description==
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Schismatomma” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.