Canoparmelia caroliniana

Canoparmelia caroliniana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Canoparmelia
Species: Canoparmelia caroliniana

Name

Canoparmelia caroliniana (Nyl.) Elix & Hale, 1986

Basionym

• Parmelia caroliniana Nyl., 1885

Substrate and ecology: (Sonoran region): Often on pines in montane, open pine-oak woods, rarely on rocks.

Synonyms

• Pseudoparmelia caroliniana (Nyl.) Hale, 1974
• Parmelia caroliniana Nyl. 1885

References

• Elix, Johnston & Verdon, Mycotaxon 27: 278 (1986)

• Elix, J.A.; Johnston, J. and Verdon, D. (1986) Canoparmelia, Paraparmelia and Relicinopsis, three new genera in the Parmeliaceae (lichenized Ascomycotina). - Mycotaxon 27: 271–282.   (RLL List # 129-46 / Rec.# 4931 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Complete article)

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Canoparmelia (pp. 211-212) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages. (Description of C. caroliniana: pp. 211-212; distribution map for North America: p. 211; color photo: p. 212, plate 183)

• Flenniken, D. (1999) Canoparmelia Elix & Hale (pp. 54-56) In The Macrolichens In West Virginia, 231 pages, 26 plates. (Published by D. Flenniken, 2273 Blachleyville Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691) (Description of C. caroliniana: p. 55; color photo: plate 4, B)

• Hale, M.E., Jr. (1976) A monograph of the lichen genus Pseudoparmelia Lynge (Parmeliaceae). - Smithsonian Contrib. Bot. 31: 1–62.   (RLL List # 95 / Rec.# 7477 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Web site)

• Nash III, T.H. and Elix, J.A. (2002) Canoparmelia (pp. 122-125) 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. (Description of C. caroliniana: pp. 123-124)

• Zanetti, C. A.; Marcelli, M. P. and Jungbluth, P. 2015: Comparative anatomy of Canoparmelia and Crespoa species (Parmeliaceae, lichenized fungi). The Bryologist 118(2): 184–194. (DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-118.2.184)   (Figure 1. Canoparmelia caroliniana.)

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

• LIAS

• USDA Plants Database

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

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Canoparmelia caroliniana

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Canoparmelia caroliniana

Vernacular names

English: Carolina shield lichen,   Carolina canoparmelia lichen