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]

Haematomma
Haematomma ochroleucum
Scientific classification Edit this 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)
Synonyms[1]

The genus name Haematomma means "bloody eye", a reference to the color of the lichen's apothecia.[7]

Species

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As of September 2021, Species Fungorum accepts 22 species in the genus Haematomma:[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Synonymy: Haematomma A. Massal., Ric. auton. lich. crost. (Verona): 32 (1852)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
  2. ^ Massalongo, A. (1852). Richerche sull'autonomia dei licheni crostosi e materiali pella loro naturale ordinazione (in Italian). Verona: Dalla tipografia di A. Frizierio. pp. 32–33.
  3. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  4. ^ Hafellner, Josef (1984). "Studien in Richtung einer natürlichen Gliederung der Sammelfamilien Lecanoracae und Lecideaceae". Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia (in German). 79: 281.
  5. ^ "Haematomma A. Massal.: bloodstain lichen". USDA. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
  6. ^ Cannon, PF & Kirk, PM (2007). Fungal Families of the World. Wallingford: CABI. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-85199-827-5.
  7. ^ Dobson, Frank S. (2011). Lichens: An Illustrated Guide to the British and Irish Species. Slough, UK: Richmond Publishing. p. 190. ISBN 978-0-85546-315-1.
  8. ^ Source dataset. Species Fungorum Plus: Species Fungorum for CoL+. "Haematomma". Catalog of Life Version 2021-09-21. Retrieved 29 September 2021.