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Caeruleum (lichen)

Genus of lichen fungi From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Caeruleum is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Acarosporaceae. Two species are currently recognized, C. heppii and C. immersum. Caeruleum is generally similar to the related genus Acarospora.[1][2]

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Naming

The generic name, "Caeruleum", refers to the blue color stain of the tholus after treatment with Lugol's iodine.[1]

Taxonomy

The genus Caeruleum was described in 2012 by Linda in Arcadia and Kerry Knudsen, with the type species Caeruleum heppii ("Hepp's cracked lichen").[3] C. heppii had previously been described as a species of both Acarospora and Myriospora. An additional combination was also erected as Caeruleum immersum. C. immersum has also been assigned as a species of Acarospora and Myriospora in the past. Arcadia & Knudsen (2012) noted that future research may indicate that C. immersum represents a synonym of C. heppii.[1]

Caeruleum is one of eleven genera within the Acarosporaceae family of fungi.[4]

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