Lasioloma
Lasioloma is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Pilocarpaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Swedish lichenologist Rolf Santesson in 1952, with Lasioloma arachnoideum assigned as the type species. Found predominantly in tropical rainforests, genus Lasioloma contains both foliicolous and corticolous species. The foliicolous species are distinguished by their woolly prothallus, a thallus that ranges from dispersed to continuous, and a hairy margin. In contrast, corticolous species typically do not have a woolly prothallus, and their thalli are usually continuous, or unbroken. Regardless of the substrate they inhabit, all known Lasioloma species are characterized by the production of and branched .
Species
- Lasioloma antillarum – Antilles
- Lasioloma appendiculatum – Nicaragua
- Lasioloma arachnoideum
- Lasioloma corticola – Australia
- Lasioloma heliotropicum
- Lasioloma inexspectatum
- Lasioloma longiramosum – China
- Lasioloma krishnasinghii – Andaman Islands
- Lasioloma pauciseptatum – Suriname
- Lasioloma phycophilum
- Lasioloma phycophorum
- Lasioloma spinosum
- Lasioloma stephanellum
- Lasioloma trichophorum
- Lasioloma verrucosum – China