Gypsoplaca macrophylla

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Gypsoplacaceae
Genus: Gypsoplaca
Species: Gypsoplaca macrophylla

Name

Gypsoplaca macrophylla (Zahlbr.) Timdal, Biblioth. Lichenol. 38: 424 (1990). [MycoBank #127101]

Basionym

• Lecidea macrophylla Zahlbr., Symb. Sinic. 3: 110 (1930). [MycoBank #391361]

Host-Substratum/Locality: On schistose rock: China

Heterotypic synonyms

• Lecidea ochrorufa H.Magn.
• Squamarina pamirica N.S.Golubk.

References

• Timdal, E. 1990. Gypsoplacaceae and Gypsoplaca, a new family and genus of squamiform lichens. In Jahns (ed.), Contributions to Lichenology in Honour of A. Henssen. Bibliotheca Lichenologica 38: 419–427. Schweizerbart Reference page. 

• Zahlbruckner, A. 1930. Lichenes. In Handel-Mazzetti (ed.), Symbolae Sinicae: Botanische Ergebnisse der Expedition der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien nach Südwest-China 1914/1918. 3: 1–254. Julius Springer, Wien. BHL Reference page. 

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Gypsoplaca (p. 330) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   (RLL List # 184 / Rec. # 22465 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description, N.A. distribution map and color photo of Gypsoplaca macrophylla: p. 330)

• McCune, B. and Rosentreter, R. 2014: New lichen records from Oregon to Alaska in North America. Evansia 31(1): 1–7.   (Gypsoplaca macrophylla: pages 3-4)

• Timdal, E. and Nash III, T.H. (2007) Gypsoplaca (p. 230) In: Nash III, T.H., Gries, C., and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 3. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 567 pages.   (RLL List # 210 / Rec. # 30396 - Recent Literature on Lichens)

Links

• Index Fungorum: IF 127101
• MycoBank: MB 127101
• Gypsoplaca macrophylla – Taxon details on Catalogue of Life (COL).
• Gypsoplaca macrophylla – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Gypsoplaca macrophylla – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
• Gypsoplaca macrophylla – Taxon details on LIAS light

• North American Lichen Checklist

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Gypsoplaca macrophylla

Vernacular names

English: Changing earthscale;   Largeleaf gypsoplaca lichen