Dermatocarpon luridum

Dermatocarpon luridum

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Verrucariales 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Eurotiomycetes
Subclassis: Chaetothyriomycetidae
Ordo: Verrucariales

Familia: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Dermatocarpon
Species: Dermatocarpon luridum
Varietates: D. l. var. luridum – D. l. var. xerophilum

Name edit

Dermatocarpon luridum (Dill. ex With.) J.R.Laundon, Lichenologist 16(3): 222 (1984). [MycoBank #106048]

Lectotype: Dillenius, Hist. Musc., tab. 30, fig. 128, (1742)
Substrate and ecology: On rocks in seepages or by creeks and lakes
World distribution: North American and Europe

Basionym edit

  • Lichen luridus Dill. ex With., Bot. Arr. Veg. Gr. Brit. 2: 720 (1776). [MycoBank #394223]

Homotypic synonyms edit

  • Lichenoides imbricatum luridum Dill., Hist. Musc.: 224 (1742) [‘1741’]. (nom. inval.)
  • Lepidoma luridum (Dill. ex With.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. [London] 1: 460 (1821). [MycoBank #393173]
  • Biatora lurida (Dill. ex With.) Fr., Sched. Crit. Lich. Exs. Suec. 5–6: 9 (1825). [MycoBank #379012]
  • Patellaria lurida (Dill. ex With.) Wallr., Fl. Crypt. Germ. 1: 388 (1831). [MycoBank #224376]
  • Placodium luridum (Dill. ex With.) Link, Handbuch [Link] 3: 189 (1833). [MycoBank #401197]
  • Schaereria lurida (Dill. ex With.) Gyeln., Lichenotheca Parva 9: no. 165 (1937). [MycoBank #370280]

Heterotypic synonyms edit

  • Lichen aquaticus Weiss, Plant. Cryptog.-Fl. Goettingens: 77 (1770)
  • Platisma aquaticum (Weiss) Hoffm., Veg. Crypt. 2: 69 (1794)
  • Lobaria aquatica (Weiss) Hoffm., (1796)
  • Endocarpon aquaticum (Weiss) Gaertn., (1801)
  • Parmelia aquatica (Weiss) Ach., (1803)
  • Dermatocarpon aquaticum (Weiss) Zahlbr., Annln K. K. naturh. Hofmus. Wien 16: 81 (1901)
  • Lichen fluviatilis Weber, Spicil. fl. goetting. (1778)
  • Parmelia fluviatilis (Weber) Ach., (1803)
  • Endocarpon fluviatile (Weber) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle, Fl. franç., Edn 3 (Paris) 2: 413 (1805)
  • Dermatocarpon fluviatile (Weber) Th. Fr., Nova Acta R. Soc. Scient. upsal., Ser. 3 3: 354 (1861) [1860]
  • Entosthelia fluviatilis (Weber) Hav., (1918)
  • Lichen amphibius With., Bot. Arr. Brit. Pl., Edn 3 4: 66 (1796)
  • Lichen weberi Ach., Lich. suec. prodr. (Linköping): 142 (1798)
  • Dermatocarpon weberi (Ach.) W. Mann, Lich. Bohem. Observ. Dispos.: 66 (1825)

References edit

  • Dillenius, J.J. 1742 [‘1741’]. Historia muscorum in qua circiter sexcentae species veteres et novae ad sua genera relatae describuntur et iconibus genuinis illustrantur: cum appendice et indice synonymorum.: [i]–xvi + 1–576 + pls. I–LXXXV. E Theatro Sheldoniano, Oxonii. BHL BibDigital Reference page


  • Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Dermatocarpon (pp. 297-299) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Discussion of Dermatocarpon luridum: pp. 297-298; distribution map for North America: p. 297; color photo: p. 297, plate 304)
  • Coppins, B.J. and Fox, B.W. (1992) Dermatocarpon Eschw, 1824 (pp. 231-234) In: Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L., James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp.   **[RLL List # 151 / Rec.# 15105] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Discussion of Dermatocarpon luridum: p. 233)
  • Dobson, F.S. (2000) (Fourth edition) Dermatocarpon (pp. 147-148 ) In, Lichens: An illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. The Richmond Publishing Co., Ltd., Slough, England, 431 pp.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22402] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Discussion of Dermatocarpon luridum, map and color photo: p. 148)
  • Flenniken, D. (1999) Dermatocarpon Eschw.. (pp. 106-107) In The Macrolichens In West Virginia, 231 pages, 26 plates. (Published by D. Flenniken, 2273 Blachleyville Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691)   **[RLL List # 175 / Rec.# 5723] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**  (Discussion of Dermatocarpon luridum: pp. 106-107; color photo: Plate 10, I)
  • Heidmarsson, S. and Breuss, O. (2004) Dermatocarpon (pp. 88-93) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Diederich, P.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages.   **[RLL List # 196 / Rec.# 25889] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Discussion of Dermatocarpon luridum: pp. 90-91; distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 90)
  • Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Dermatocarpon Eschw., 1824 (pp. 235-238) In, The Macrolichens of New England. - Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden No. 96. New York Botanical Garden Press, Bronx, New York. 584 pp.   **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 30032] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**  (Discussion of Dermatocarpon luridum: p. 236; color photos: p. 236, fig. 113)
  • Moberg, R. and Holmåsen, I. (1982) Lavar En Fälthandbok. Stockholm: Interpublishing, 240 pp. (Illustration of Dermatocarpon luridum: p. 214)
  • Thomson, J.W. (2003) Dermatocarpon Eschw. (pp. 97) In, Lichens of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 386 pages.   **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24161] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Discussion of Dermatocarpon luridum: p. 97)
  • Wirth, V. (1995) Dermatocarpon Eschw. (pp. 370-372) - Teil 1) In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp.; in German.   **[RLL List # 159 / Rec.# 20405] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Discussion of Dermatocarpon luridum: pp. 371-372; color photo: p. 371)

Links edit

Links to Photos edit

  • A Fletchenbilder (Lichen Images) by Ulrich Kirschbaum - Dermatocarpon luridum ? (as Dermatocarpon fluviatile var. decipiens)
  • The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Dermatocarpon luridum

Vernacular names edit

English: Brook lichen,   Streamside stippleback lichen,   Silverskin lichen