Heterodermia

Heterodermia is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Physciaceae.[2] The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 80 species.[3]

Heterodermia
Heterodermia speciosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Ascomycota
Class:
Lecanoromycetes
Order:
Teloschistales
Family:
Physciaceae
Genus:
Heterodermia

Trevis. (1868)
Type species
Heterodermia speciosa
(Wulfen) Trevis. (1868)
Synonyms[1]

Description

Heterodermia are subterranean or almost upright leaf lichens with a bearing diameter of up to 10 centimeters. Their top is pale greenish, whitish or pale greyish, many species are ciliolate on the edge. The underside is white, tan or orange with pale or dark rhizines.

Distribution

The genus Heterodermia has about 80 species a large area of distribution, especially in the tropics.

Species
  • Heterodermia albicans
  • Heterodermia antillarum
  • Heterodermia appalachensis
  • Heterodermia archeri
  • Heterodermia casarettiana
  • Heterodermia chilensis
  • Heterodermia ciliatomarginata
  • Heterodermia comosa
  • Heterodermia crocea
  • Heterodermia diademata
  • Heterodermia echinata
  • Heterodermia erecta
  • Heterodermia erinacea
  • Heterodermia flabellata
  • Heterodermia galactophylla
  • Heterodermia granulifera
  • Heterodermia himalayensis
  • Heterodermia hybocarponica
  • Heterodermia isidiophora
  • Heterodermia japonica
  • Heterodermia kalbii
  • Heterodermia linearis
  • Heterodermia lutescens
  • Heterodermia microphylla
  • Heterodermia namaquana
  • Heterodermia neglecta
  • Heterodermia obscurata
  • Heterodermia paradoxa
  • Heterodermia podocarpa
  • Heterodermia pseudospeciosa
  • Heterodermia queenslandica
  • Heterodermia rugulosa
  • Heterodermia sitchensis
  • Heterodermia spathulifera
  • Heterodermia speciosa
  • Heterodermia squamulosa
  • Heterodermia subcitrina
  • Heterodermia subneglecta
  • Heterodermia tropica
  • Heterodermia verdonii

References
  1. "Synonymy: Heterodermia Trevis". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
  2. Lumbsch TH, Huhndorf SM (December 2007). "Outline of Ascomycota – 2007". Myconet. Chicago, USA: The Field Museum, Department of Botany. 13: 1–58. Archived from the original on 2009-03-18.
  3. Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 314. ISBN 978-0-85199-826-8.


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