Caloplaca haematites

Caloplaca haematites is a species of lichen belonging to the family Teloschistaceae. It has mainly been reported from Europe but is also found in other parts of the world.[1]

Caloplaca haematites
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Caloplaca
Species:
C. haematites
Binomial name
Caloplaca haematites
(Chaub. ex St.-Amans) Zwackh (1862)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Blastenia haematites (Chaub. ex St.-Amans) B.de Lesd.
  • Callopisma haematites (Chaub. ex St.-Amans) A.Massal.
  • Callopisma haematites (Chaub.)
  • Caloplaca cerina var. haematites (Chaub. ex St.-Amans) H.Olivier
  • Lecanora haematites Chaub.
  • Lecanora haematites Chaub. ex St.-Amans
  • Lecidea cerina f. haematites (Chaub. ex St.-Amans) Hue
  • Lecidea cerina var. haematites (Chaub. ex St.-Amans) Schaer.
  • Parmelia cerina var. haematites (Chaub. ex St.-Amans) Fr.
  • Placodium haematites (Chaub. ex St.-Amans) A.L.Sm.
  • Placodium haematites (Chaub. ex St.-Amans) Anzi

Caloplaca haematites grows as an epiphyte on trees. A study on Kos Island reported Caloplaca haematites from the trunks of Melia azedarach and Robinia pseudacacia trees where it grows along other the other lichens Catillaria nigroclavata, Rinodina colobina and Rinodina exigua.[2]

See also

References
  1. "Caloplaca haematites". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 18 March 2023.
  2. Christiansen, Steen N. (2022). "Epiphytic lichens from towns and villages in Greece" (PDF). Parnassiana archives. 10: 31–37. ISSN 2241-7842.


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