Arthopyrenia punctiformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Dothideomycetes
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Dothideomycetes

Familia: Arthopyreniaceae
Genus: Arthopyrenia
Species: Arthopyrenia punctiformis

Name

Arthopyrenia punctiformis (Pers.) A. Massal., 1852

Substrate and ecology: On bark of various woody plants, including Acer, Jatropha, Quercus, Punica and Rhus

World distribution: Northern temperate or possibly cosmopolitan

Sonoran distribution: One of the most common pyrenocarps in the region collected in California (including the Channel Islands), Arizona, Baja California, Baja California Sur and Sinaloa

Basionym

Verrucaria punctiformis Pers., Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 1: 19 (1794)

Synonyms

Arthopyrenia atomaria (Ach.) Müll. Arg., Mém. Soc. Phys. Hist. Nat. Genève 16: 429 (1862)
Arthopyrenia padi Rabenh.
Naetrocymbe punctiformis (Pers.) R.C. Harris
Lichen punctiformis Schrank, 1789

References

Primary references

A. Massal. (1852) Ric. auton. lich. crost.: 166 (1852).

Massalongo, A.B. (1852) Ricerche sull'autonomia dei licheni crostosi e materiali pella loro naturale ordinazione. - Tip. Frizerio\Verona. xiv, 2-207 pp. **[Mattick Rec.# 33101] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)** (PDF file)

Additional references

Aptroot, A. (2002) Arthopyrenia (pp. 103-106) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 1. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 532 pages. **[RLL List # 187 / Rec.# 23029] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Arthopyrenia punctiformis: and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 105)

Coppins, B.J. (1992) Arthopyrenia Massal., 1852 (pp. 88-92) In: Purvis, O.W.; Coppins, B.J.; Hawksworth, D.L.; James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp. **[RLL List # 151 / Rec.# 15105] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Arthopyrenia punctiformis: p. 91)

Dobson, F.S. (2000) (Fourth edition) Arthopyrenia (pp. 62-63) In, Lichens: An illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. The Richmond Publishing Co., Ltd., Slough, England, 431 pp. **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22402] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Arthopyrenia punctiformis, description, map, diagram of spore, and color photo: p. 63)

Harris, R.C. (1973) The corticolous pyrenolichens of the Great Lakes region. - Michigan Bot. 12: 3–68. **[RLL List # 85 / Rec.# 7789] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Illustration of Arthopyrenia punctiformis: p. 55)

Harris, R.C. (1975) A Taxonomic Revision of the Genus Arthopyrenia s. lat. (Ascomycetes) -in North America. Ph.D. Dissertation. East Lansing: Michigan State University, 288 pp. (Illustration of Arthopyrenia punctiformis: p. 223 [as A. padi])

Thomson, J.W. (1997) Arthopyrenia Massal. (pp. 48-50) In, American Arctic Lichens: 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, 675 pages. **[RLL List # 170 / Rec.# 18517] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Arthopyrenia punctiformis: p. 48; distribution map for the American arctic: p. 49)

van Herk, K. and Aptroot, A. (2004) Arthopyrenia A. Massal. (pp. 62-63) In, Veldgids Korstmossen. Koninkliijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging, 423 pages; in Dutch. **[RLL List # 196 / Rec.# 26085] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Arthopyrenia punctiformis: p. 62; color photo: p. 63)

Wirth, V. (1995) Arthopyrenia Massal. (pp. 138-142) - Teil 1) In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp.; in German. **[RLL List # 159 / Rec.# 20405] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Arthopyrenia punctiformis: pp. 141-142)