Culbersonia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Caliciaceae
Genus: Culbersonia
Species: C. americana – C. nubila

Name

Culbersonia Essl., Bryologist 103(4): 771 (2000). [MycoBank #28479]

Type species: Culbersonia americana Essl., Bryologist 103(4): 771 (2000). [MycoBank #474570]

Life habit: Lichenized

Etymology: The genus was named to honor the American lichenologists, Chicita Frances Culberson and William Louis Culberson

References

• Aptroot, A., Maphangwa, K.W., Zedda, L., Tekere, M., Alvarado, P. & Sipman, H.J.M. 2019. The phylogenetic position of Culbersonia is in the Caliciaceae (lichenized ascomycetes). The Lichenologist 51(2): 187–191. DOI: 10.1017/S0024282919000033 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Esslinger, T.L. 2000. Culbersonia americana, a Rare New Lichen (Ascomycota) from Western America. The Bryologist 103(4): 771–773. DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2000)103[0771:CAARNL]2.0.CO;2 . JSTOR . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Esslinger, T. L. (2002) Culbersonia (pp. 164-165) 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. # 23046 - Recent Literature on Lichens)

Links

• Index Fungorum: IF 28479
• MycoBank: MB 28479