Dermatiscum
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Dermatiscum is a genus
of lichen
ized fungi in the family Caliciaceae
. The genus contains three species found in South Africa and North America.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of lichen
Lichen
Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
ized fungi in the family Caliciaceae
Caliciaceae
The Caliciaceae are a family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family contains 31 genera and 731 species.-Genera:*Acolium*Acroscyphus*Amandinea*Australiaena*Buellia...
. The genus contains three species found in South Africa and North America.