Crocynia gossypina

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Ramalinaceae
Genus: Crocynia
Species: Crocynia gossypina

Name

Crocynia gossypina (Sw.) A. Massal., 1860

Basionym

• Lichen gossypinus Sw., 1788

Synonyms

• Amphiloma gossypinum (Sw.) Nyl., 1857
• Byssocaulon gossypinum (Sw.) Müll. Arg., 1884
• Lecidea gossypina (Sw.) Ach., 1803
• Lichen gossypinus Sw., Nova genera et species Plantarum seu prodromus descriptioneum vegetabilium maximam parte incognitorum qua sub itinere in Indiam Occidentalem annis 1783-1787 digessit Olof Swartz M.D.: 146 (1788)
• Symplocia gossypina (Sw.) A. Massal., Neagenea Lich.: 4 (1854)

References

• A. Massal., Atti Inst. Veneto Sci. lett., ed Arti, Sér. 3 5: 252 (1860) [1859-1860]

• Massalongo, A. (1860) Esame comparativo di alcuni generi di licheni. - Atti dell'Istituto Veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti vol. 5, ser. 3: 247-267, 313-337.   (Mattick Rec.# 34026 - Literature on Lichens) (PDF file)

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#17) 16 May 2011

• Checklist of Japanese Lichens

• Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Crocynia gossypina

• The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Crocynia gossypina

• Ticolichen: The Costa Rican lichen Biodiversity Inventory - Crocynia gossypina

• Australian Lichens (Photo by Bill Malcolm) - Crocynia gossypina

Vernacular names

English: Crocynia lichen
日本語: ワタゴケ