Erioderma

Erioderma
Erioderma pedicellatum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Pannariaceae
Genus: Erioderma
Fée (1825)
Type species
Erioderma polycarpum
Fée (1825)
Synonyms[1]

Erioderma is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Pannariaceae.[2] They are commonly called mouse ears or felt lichens, and are small, pale brown to olive-brown foliose cyanolichens with a fuzzy upper surface that have the cyanobacteria Scytonema as their photobiont.[3] Most species are found in the tropics of Central and South America, although three species are found in coastal regions of North America where they generally grow on mossy branches in humid sites.[3] All North American species are rare.[3] Species of Erioderma can resemble Pannaria, Leioderma, or small Peltigera, but their fuzzy upper surface and lack of veins on their lower surface distinguishes them from these lichens.[3]

Species

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As of October 2021, Species Fungorum accepts 24 species of Erioderma.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Synonymy: Erioderma Fée, Essai Crypt. Exot. (Paris): 145 (1825) [1824]". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
  2. ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, LKT; Dolatabadi, S; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
  3. ^ a b c d Sharnoff S, Brodo IM, Sharnoff SD (2001). Lichens of North America. New Haven, Connecticut: Yale University Press. ISBN 0-300-08249-5.
  4. ^ Source dataset. Species Fungorum Plus: Species Fungorum for CoL+. "Erioderma". Catalog of Life Version 2021-10-18. Retrieved 31 October 2021.