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Dermatiscum

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Dermatiscum
Dermatiscum thunbergii growing on rocks at Isalo National Park, Madagascar
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Caliciales
Family: Caliciaceae
Genus: Dermatiscum
Nyl. (1867)
Type species
Dermatiscum thunbergii
(Ach.) Nyl. (1867)
Species

D. pusillum
D. thunbergii

Dermatiscum is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Caliciaceae.[1] The genus contains two species found in South Africa and North America.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Dermatiscum". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 25 July 2024.
  2. ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford: CABI. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.