Haematomma

Not to be confused with Hematoma.

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]

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]

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

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