Taxonavigation
| Taxonavigation: Verrucariales |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Dermatocarpon
Species: Dermatocarpon tomentulosum
Name
Dermatocarpon tomentulosum Amtoft, 2006
Diagnosis: Thallus unilobatus, 0.75-4.5 cm diametro; pagina inferna generis unica tomentum minutum ferens; tomentum atrobrunneum e hyphae moniliformibus constans, ascosporae (8.8-)11.0-13.2 x 4.4-5.5(-6.6) µm.
Type: U.S.A. TEXAS. Hayes Co.: E side of Shade Road, S of CR 1492, 2 mi S of Wiberley on SR 12, 29o 58' 44.3" N, 98o 06' 26.4" W, Juniperus ashei forest on shaded calcareous rock, 17 Aug 2005, Amtoft 3600 (NY, holotype).
Distribution and ecology: Dermatocarpon tomentulosum is a rare species known from only few localities in North America. It has been found in Missouri and Texas in the United States, and Cat Island and New Providence in the Bahamas.
Etymology: The specific epithet, tomentulosum, refers to the minutely tomentose lower surface.
References
Primary references
- Amtoft, Bryologist 109(2): 182 (2006)
- Amtoft, A. (2006) A new species of Dermatocarpon (Verrucariaceae) from the United States and the Bahamas. - The Bryologist 109(2): 182–184. **[RLL List # 203 / Rec.# 28380] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (JSTOR) (Black-and-white photos of Dermatocarpon tomentulosum: p. 183, fig. 1)
Additional references
- Amtoft, A.; Lutzoni, F. and Miadlikowska (2008) Dermatocarpon (Verrucariaceae) in the Ozark Highlands, North America. - The Bryologist 111(1): 1–40. **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 29833] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (JSTOR) (Discussion of Dermatocarpon tomentulosum: p. 38; color photo: p. 33, fig. 14D)