Usnea sphacelata

Usnea sphacelata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lecanorales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae Ordo: Lecanorales

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Usnea
Species: Usnea sphacelata

Name

Usnea sphacelata R. Br., Chloris Melvill.: 49 (1823).   [MycoBank #408506]

Homotypic synonyms

• Usnea sulphurea var. sphacelata (R. Br.) Vain., Exp. Antarct. Belge Rapp. Sci. Bot., Lich.: 12 (1903).   [MycoBank #480929]
• Neuropogon sphacelatus (R. Br.) D.J. Galloway, DSIR Land Res. Sci. Rep.: 7 (1992).   [MycoBank #434599]

Heterotypic synonyms

• Lichen sulphureus J.Koenig in Olafsens & Povelsens, Reisen ingien. Island, Append.: 16 (1772).   [MycoBank #532376] (nom. illeg.)

• Usnea sulphurea Th. Fr., Kongl. Svenska Vetensk.-Acad. Handl. 7(2): 9 (1867).   [MycoBank #408528]

• Neuropogon sulphureus (Th. Fr.) Elenkin, [MycoBank #395920]

• Neuropogon lambii Imshaug, 1954
• Neuropogon sulphureus (J.Koenig) Elenkin

References

• Brown, R. 1823. Chloris Melvilliana. A list of Plants collected in Melville Island (Latitude 74°–75° N, Longitude 110°–112° W), in the year of 1820; by the officers of the voyage discovery under the orders of Captain Parry. 52 pp., W. Clowes, London. BHL Reference page. 
• Brown, R. 1824. A list of plants, collected in Melville Island, by the officers of the expedition; with characters and descriptions of the new species. pp. 259–310 in: Parry, W.E. (ed.), A supplement to the appendix of Captain Parry's voyage for the discovery of a north-west passage, in the years 1819–20, containing an account of the subjects of natural history. John Murray, London.   BHL Reference page. 

Links

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Usnea sphacelata or Usnea lambii

Vernacular names

English: Beard lichen