Dermatocarpon americanum

Interesting Facts

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 3,018 meters (0 to 9,902 feet).[1]

Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Fungi () - T.L. Jahn & F.F. Jahn, 1949 ex R.T. Moore, 1980 - Fungi
  - Subkingdom: Dikarya () - D.S. Hibbett et al., in D.S. Hibbett et al., 2007
    - Phylum: Ascomycota () - H.C. Bold, 1957 ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Sac Fungi
      - Subphylum: Pezizomycotina () - O.E. Eriksson & K. Winka, 1997
        Class: Eurotiomycetes () - (Tehler, 1988) ex O.E. Eriksson & K. Winka, 1997
        Subclass: Chaetothyriomycetidae () - (O.E. Eriksson & K. Winka, 1997) Doweld, 2001
        Order: Verrucariales () - Mattick, in Engler, 1954 ex D. Hawksw. & O.E. Eriksson, 1986
        Family: Verrucariaceae () - Zenker, 1827
        Genus: Dermatocarpon () - Eschw., 1824
        Specific descriptor: americanum - Vain.
        Scientific name: - Dermatocarpon americanum Vain.

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Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 16, 2012.

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal January 16, 2008:

Mean = 1,299.530 meters (4,263.550 feet), Standard Deviation = 865.830 based on 172 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]