''Erioderma'' is a
genus
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of
lichen
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony (biology), colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualism (biology), m ...
-forming
fungi
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in the family
Pannariaceae
The Pannariaceae are a family of lichens in the order Peltigerales (suborder Collematineae). Species from this family have a widespread distribution, but are especially prevalent in southern temperate
In geography, the temperate clima ...
.
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
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''
Scytonema'' as their
photobiont
A lichen ( , ) is a hybrid colony of algae or cyanobacteria living symbiotically among filaments of multiple fungus species, along with yeasts and bacteria embedded in the cortex or "skin", in a mutualistic relationship. .
Most species are found in the tropics of
Central and
South America
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, although three species are found in coastal regions of North America where they generally grow on mossy branches in humid sites.
All North American species are rare.
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.
Species
,
Species Fungorum
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accepts 24 species of ''Erioderma''.
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Erioderma barbellatum''
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Erioderma borbonicum''
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Erioderma borneense''
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Erioderma confusum''
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Erioderma coriaceum''
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Erioderma cyathophorum''
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Erioderma divisum''
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Erioderma glabrum''
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Erioderma gloriosum''
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Erioderma granulosum''
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Erioderma laminisorediatum''
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Erioderma latilobatum''
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Erioderma leylandii''
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Erioderma marcellii''
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Erioderma nilsonii''
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Erioderma papyraceum''
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Erioderma pedicellatum
''Erioderma pedicellatum'' is a medium-sized, foliose lichen in the family Pannariaceae, commonly called the boreal felt lichen. It grows on trees in damp boreal forests along the Atlantic coast in Canada, as well as in southcentral Alaska, th ...
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Erioderma pellitum''
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Erioderma peruvianum''
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Erioderma polycarpum''
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Erioderma pycnidiiferum''
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Erioderma reticulatum''
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Erioderma rigidum''
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Erioderma sinuatum''
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Erioderma sorediatum''
References
Pannariaceae
Lichen genera
Peltigerales genera
Taxa named by Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée
Taxa described in 1825
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