Bulbothrix laevigatula

Bulbothrix laevigatula

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Bulbothrix
Species: Bulbothrix laevigatula

Name

Bulbothrix laevigatula (Nyl.) Hale, 1974

Basionym

• Parmelia laevigatula Nyl., 1885

Synonymy

• Parmelia laevigatula Nyl., Flora, Jena 68: 614 (1885)

References

Primary references

• Hale, Phytologia 28(5): 480 (1974)

• Hale, M.E., Jr. (1974) Bulbothrix, Parmelina, Relicina, and Xanthoparmelia, four new genera in the Parmeliaceae. - Phytologia 28(5): 479–490.   (RLL List # 91 / Rec.# 7462 - Recent Literature on Lichens)

References

• Bungartz, F.; Benatti, M.N. and Spielmann, A.A. 2013: The genus Bulbothrix (Parmeliaceae, Lecanoromycetes) in the Galapagos Islands: a case study of superficially similar, but overlooked macrolichens. The Bryologist 116(4): 358–372. (doi:10.1639/0007-2745-116.4.358) (Bulbothrix laevigatula discussed on pp. 362-363; Fig. 1. C-D)

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Bulbothrix (pp. 189-191) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages. (Description of Bulbothrix laevigatula and distribution map for North America: p. 190; color photo: p. 191, plate 152)

Links

• LIAS

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Bulbothrix laevigatula

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Bulbothrix laevigatula

Vernacular names

English: Matted eyelash lichen,   Bulbothrix lichen