Caloplaca pacifica

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Teloschistineae 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Lecanoromycetes
Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae
Ordo: Teloschistales
Subordo: Teloschistineae

Familia: Teloschistaceae
Subfamilia: Caloplacoideae
Genus: Caloplaca
Species: Caloplaca pacifica

Name edit

Caloplaca pacifica Wetmore, 2009


Type location: MEXICO. BAJA CALIFORNIA: Laguna Manuela, on hill above beach, elev. 100 m, 28o15'N, 114o07'W, 21 Feb 1993, C. Wetmore 72274 (MIN, holotype; ASU, LD, GZU, MEXU, isotypes)

Ecology and distribution: On non-calcareous coastal rock. Known from Baja California and Baja California Sur.

References edit

  • Wetmore, The Bryologist, 112(2): 381, 2009
  • Wetmore, C.M. (2009) New species of Caloplaca (Teloschistaceae) from North America. The Bryologist 112(2): 379–386.   (RLL List # 215 / Rec. # 31614 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (JSTOR) (Description of Caloplaca pacifica: pp. 381-382; distribution map: p. 382, fig. 3; color photo: p. 385, fig. 10)

Vernacular names edit