Stereocaulon

Genus of lichens From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Stereocaulon is a genus of lichens. Members of Stereocaulon are commonly called rock foam lichens.[1][2] Photobiont partners of Stereocaulon include green algae from the genera Asterochloris, Chloroidium, and Vulcanochloris.[3] Stereocaulon is difficult to ID to species, but there is a high diversity of species within the genus.

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Stereocaulon
Stereocaulon tomentosum
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Stereocaulaceae
Genus: Stereocaulon
Hoffm. (1796)
Type species
Stereocaulon paschale
(L.) Hoffm. (1796)
Species

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Synonyms
  • Lachnocaulon Clem. & Shear (1931)
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Species

The following species are assigned to this genus:

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