Heterodermia Explained
Heterodermia is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Physciaceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical regions, and contains about 80 species.
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.
Lichenoverruculina is lichenicolous (a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen as the host) and is found under the thallus of various Heterodermia species.[1]
Distribution
The genus Heterodermia has about 80 species a large area of distribution, especially in the tropics.
Species
As accepted by Species Fungorum;[2]
- Heterodermia andina
- Heterodermia angustiloba
- Heterodermia antillarum
- Heterodermia archeri
- Heterodermia arvidssonii
- Heterodermia badia
- Heterodermia barbifera
- Heterodermia comosa
- Heterodermia coralloides
- Heterodermia corcovadensis
- Heterodermia diademata
- Heterodermia dissecta
- Heterodermia domingensis
- Heterodermia erecta
- Heterodermia erinacea
- Heterodermia fragmentata
- Heterodermia galactophylla
- Heterodermia himalayena
- Heterodermia hybocarponica
- Heterodermia isidiophora
- Heterodermia isidiophorella
- Heterodermia kalbii
- Heterodermia koyana
- Heterodermia koyanoides
- Heterodermia langdoniana
- Heterodermia mobergiana
- Heterodermia neocomosa
- Heterodermia neoleucomelaena
- Heterodermia obscurata
- Heterodermia orientalis
- Heterodermia parva
- Heterodermia pindurae
- Heterodermia podocarpa
- Heterodermia pseudospeciosa
- Heterodermia queensberryi
- Heterodermia ramosociliata
- Heterodermia rubrotricha
- Heterodermia sinocomosa
- Heterodermia sorediosa
- Heterodermia speciosa
- Heterodermia subcitrina
- Heterodermia subcomosa
- Heterodermia tabularis
- Heterodermia tasmanica
- Heterodermia upretii
- Heterodermia urtasuni
- Heterodermia velata
- Heterodermia verdonii
Former species (all still placed within the Physciaceae family);[2]
- H. albicans = Polyblastidium albicans
- H. appalachensis = Leucodermia appalachensis
- H. appendiculata = Polyblastidium appendiculatum
- H. aquila = Kurokawia runcinata
- H. aquila var. stippaea = Kurokawia stippaea
- H. arsenei = Leucodermia arsenei
- H. arsenei = Leucodermia arsenei
- H. boryi = Leucodermia boryi
- H. boryi f. circinalis = Leucodermia circinalis
- H. casarettiana = Polyblastidium casarettianum
- H. chilensis = Polyblastidium chilense
- H. ciliatomarginata = Leucodermia ciliatomarginata
- H. circinalis = Leucodermia circinalis
- H. corallophora = Polyblastidium corallophorum
- H. crocea = Klauskalbia crocea
- H. dendritica = Polyblastidium dendriticum
- H. dendritica var. propagulifera = Polyblastidium propaguliferum
- H. desertorum = Kashiwadia nubila
- H. diademata var. koyana = Heterodermia koyana
- H. dissecta var. koyana = Heterodermia koyana
- H. fertilis = Leucodermia fertilis
- H. flabellata = Klauskalbia flabellata
- H. flabellata var. corcovadensis = Heterodermia corcovadensis
- H. fragilissima = Polyblastidium fragilissimum
- H. hypocaesia = Polyblastidium hypocaesium
- H. hypoleuca = Polyblastidium hypoleucum
- H. hypoleuca var. divergens = Polyblastidium hypoleucum
- H. isidiophora sensu auct. brit., non = Heterodermia speciosa
- H. isidiophora var. coralligera = Heterodermia isidiophora
- H. japonica sensu auct. brit. = Heterodermia obscurata
- H. japonica = Polyblastidium japonicum
- H. japonica var. reagens = Polyblastidium propaguliferum
- H. leucomelos = Leucodermia leucomelos
- H. leucomelos f. albociliata = Leucodermia leucomelos
- H. leucomelos subsp. boryi = Leucodermia boryi
- H. lutescens = Leucodermia lutescens
- H. magellanica = Polyblastidium magellanicum
- H. major = Heterodermia diademata
- H. microphylla = Polyblastidium microphyllum
- H. neglecta = Polyblastidium neglectum
- H. neoleucomelaena f. circinalis = Leucodermia circinalis
- H. obscurata sensu auct. brit., non = Polyblastidium japonicum
- H. paradoxa = Klauskalbia paradoxa
- H. propagulifera sensu auct. brit., = Heterodermia obscurata
- H. propagulifera = Polyblastidium propaguliferum
- H. queenslandica = Polyblastidium queenslandicum
- H. reagens = Polyblastidium propaguliferum
- H. speciosa f. isidiophora = Heterodermia isidiophora
- H. speciosa var. domingensis = Heterodermia domingensis
- H. speciosa var. isidiophora = Heterodermia isidiophora
- H. speciosa var. obscurata = Heterodermia obscurata
- H. squamulosa = Polyblastidium squamulosum
- H. subneglecta = Polyblastidium subneglectum
- H. togashii = Polyblastidium togashii
- H. violostriata = Polyblastidium violostriatum
- H. vulgaris = Leucodermia vulgaris
Notes and References
- Web site: Chethana . Thilini . Lichenoverruculina - Facesoffungi number: FoF 13226 . Faces Of Fungi . 11 February 2023 . 29 October 2022.
- Web site: Heterodermia - Search Page . www.speciesfungorum.org . Species Fungorum . 11 February 2023.
