Dermatocarpon miniatum

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Dermatocarpon miniatum
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D. miniatum found in Moëlan-sur-Mer, France
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Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Eurotiomycetes
Order: Verrucariales
Family: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Dermatocarpon
Species:
D. miniatum
Binomial name
Dermatocarpon miniatum
(L.) W.Mann (1825)

Dermatocarpon miniatum is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Verrucariaceae. [2]

It has cosmopolitan distribution. [2] It is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus species Adelococcus immersus and Halecania alpivaga . [3] The species most commonly grows in dry rock, in areas of high sunlight. [4]

See also

References

  1. NatureServe. "Dermatocarpon miniatum". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Dermatocarpon miniatum (L.) W.Mann". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 6 February 2021.
  3. Zhurbenko, Mikhail P. (2021). "Lichenicolous fungi from the Holarctic. Part IV: New reports and a key to species on Dermatocarpon". Opuscula Philolichenum. 20: 44–53.
  4. "Consortium of Lichen Herbaria - Dermatocarpon miniatum". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 24 January 2025.