Dermatiscum
Genus of lichens
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Dermatiscum is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Caliciaceae.[1] The genus contains two species found in South Africa and North America.[2]
| Dermatiscum | |
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| Dermatiscum thunbergii growing on rocks at Isalo National Park, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Caliciales |
| Family: | Caliciaceae |
| Genus: | Dermatiscum Nyl. (1867) |
| Type species | |
| Dermatiscum thunbergii (Ach.) Nyl. (1867) | |
| Species | |
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D. pusillum | |
