Gomphillus americanus

Gomphillus americanus

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Gomphillaceae
Genus: Gomphillus
Species: Gomphillus americanus

Name

Gomphillus americanus Essl., 1975

Locality: North Carolina

References

Primary references

• Essl., Mycotaxon 1(3): 189 (1975)

• Esslinger, T.L. (1975) A new North American species of the lichen genus Gomphillus. - Mycotaxon 1(3): 189–192.   **[RLL List # 102-20 / Rec.# 5204] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Complete article) (PDF file)

Additional references

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Gomphillus (pp. 325) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Gomphillus americanus and distribution map for North America: p. 325; color photo: p. 325, plate 345)

• Buck, W.R. (1998) Lichen flora of eastern North America: the genus Gomphillus (Gomphillaceae), pp. 71-76. In Glenn, M.G.; Harris, R.C.; Dirig, R. & Cole, M.S. (eds.), Lichenographia Thomsoniana: North American Lichenology in Honor of John W. Thomson. Mycotaxon Ltd., Ithaca, New York.   **[RLL List # 171 / Rec.# 2658] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

• The genus Gomphillus (Gomphillaceae) by William R. Buck

Links

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#15) 27 Aug 2009

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Gomphillus amerianus

• US Forest Service, photo by Hugh Nourse - Gomphillus americanus

Vernacular names

English: Frazzled dot lichen,   American gomphillus lichen