''Dermatocarpon'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called

perithecia An ascocarp, or ascoma (), is the fruiting body ( sporocarp) of an ascomycete phylum fungus. It consists of very tightly interwoven hyphae and millions of embedded asci, each of which typically contains four to eight ascospores. Ascocarps are mo ...

that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruiting body (

thallus Thallus (plural: thalli), from Latinized Greek (), meaning "a green shoot" or " twig", is the vegetative tissue of some organisms in diverse groups such as algae, fungi, some liverworts, lichens, and the Myxogastria. Many of these organisms ...

), with a hole in the top to release

spore In biology, a spore is a unit of sexual or asexual reproduction that may be adapted for dispersal and for survival, often for extended periods of time, in unfavourable conditions. Spores form part of the life cycles of many plants, algae, ...

s, causing an appearance of being covered with small black dots.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014,

Species

*'' Dermatocarpon americanum'' *''

Dermatocarpon arenosaxi ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...

'' – United States *'' Dermatocarpon arnoldianum'' *''

Dermatocarpon atrogranulosum ''Dermatocarpon atrogranulosum'', commonly known as the charred stippleback, is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. It is found in a few locations in British Columbia, Canada, where it grows on limestone ...

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Dermatocarpon bachmannii ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...

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Dermatocarpon deminuens ''Dermatocarpon deminuens'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of t ...

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Dermatocarpon dolomiticum ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...

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Dermatocarpon intestiniforme ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...

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Dermatocarpon leptophyllodes ''Dermatocarpon leptophyllodes'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority ...

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Dermatocarpon leptophyllum ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...

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Dermatocarpon linkolae ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...

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Dermatocarpon lorenzianum ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...

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Dermatocarpon luridum ''Dermatocarpon luridum'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of the ...

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Dermatocarpon meiophyllizum ''Dermatocarpon meiophyllizum'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority ...

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Dermatocarpon moulinsii ''Dermatocarpon moulinsii'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. It is distinguished from other members of ''Dermatocarpon'' by the presence of rhizines on its underside. In North America, it ...

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Dermatocarpon miniatum ''Dermatocarpon miniatum'' is a species of fungus belonging to the family Verrucariaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution. It is a known host to the lichenicolous fungus A lichenicolous fungus is a parasitic fungus that only lives on lichen ...

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Dermatocarpon muhlenbergii ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...

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Dermatocarpon multifolium ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...

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Dermatocarpon polyphyllizum ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruiti ...

'' *'' Dermatocarpon reticulatum'' *''

Dermatocarpon rivulorum ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfrui ...

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Dermatocarpon schaechtelinii ''Dermatocarpon'' is a genus of lichens in the family Verrucariaceae. Members of the genus are commonly called stippleback lichens because they have fruiting structures called perithecia that are flask-shaped structures embedded in the nonfruit ...

'' *'' Dermatocarpon taminium'' *'' Dermatocarpon tenue'' *''

Dermatocarpon tomentulosum ''Dermatocarpon tomentulosum'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae. A rare species, it is known only to a few localities in North America—Missouri and Texas in the United States, and Cat Island and New Providence ...

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Dermatocarpon vellereum ''Dermatocarpon vellereum'' is a species of lichen belonging to the family Verrucariaceae The Verrucariaceae are a family of mostly lichenised fungi in the order Verrucariales. The lichen-forming species, which comprise the vast majority of th ...

References

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'' Verrucariales Eurotiomycetes genera Lichen genera Taxa described in 1824 Taxa named by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler {{Eurotiomycetes-stub