Distopyrenis americana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Pyrenulaceae
Genus: Distopyrenis
Species: Distopyrenis americana

Name

Distopyrenis americana Aptroot, 1991

World distribution: Previously only known from SE USA and tropical America, but also recently found in Papua New Guinea

Typification Details: Holotype NY, Harris 13755

Host-Substratum/Locality: On bark in Quercus forest with Betula and Rhododendron: North Carolina

References

Primary references

• Aptroot, A.Biblioth. Lichenol. 44: 42 (1991)

• Aptroot, A. (1991) A Monograph of the Pyrenulaceae (Excluding Anthracothecium and Pyrenula) and the Requienellaceae, with Notes on the Pleomassariaceae, the Trypetheliaceae and Mycomicrothelia (Lichenized and Non-lichenized Ascomycetes). - Bibliotheca Lichenologica, Bd. 44, J. Cramer, Berlin, Stuttgart. 178 pp.   **[RLL List # / Rec.# 766] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Band 44) (Illustrations of Distopyrenia americana: pp. 143 & 154)

References

• Aptroot, A. (2002) Distopyrenis (pp. 180-181) 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.# 23053] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Distopyrenis americana: pp. 180-181)

• Consortium of North American Lichen Herbaria -- Description of: Distopyrenis americana

Links

• LIAS

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Distopyrenis americana in Index Fungorum.

• Distopyrenis americana in MycoBank.