Hypotrachyna dentella

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Hypotrachyna
Species: Hypotrachyna dentella

Name

Hypotrachyna dentella (Hale & Kurok.) Hale, 1975

Substrate and ecology (Sonoran region): On rocks in open, but humid oak and pine forests.

Basionym

• Parmelia dentella Hale & Kurok., 1964

Synonymy

• Parmelia laevigata var. ceratina Müll.Arg.

References

• Hale, Smithson. Contr. bot. 25: 33 (1975)

• Hale, M.E., Jr. (1975) A revision of the lichen genus Hypotrachyna (Parmeliaceae) in tropical America. - Smithsonian Contrib. Bot. 25: 1–73.   (RLL List # 93-43 / Rec.# 7472 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Web site) (Illustration of H. dentella: p. 32)

• Hale, M.E., Jr. and Kurokawa, S. (1964) Studies on Parmelia subgenus Parmelia. - Contrib. U.S. Natl. Herb. 36(4): 1121–191.   (RLL List # 51 / Rec.# 7372 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (PDF file) (Illustration of H. dentella: plate 5 (4) as Parmelia dentella)

• Nash III, T.H.; Sipman, H.G.M. and Elix, J.A. (2002) Hypotrachyna (pp. 238-251) 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.# 23067 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of H. dentella: p. 244)

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008

• LIAS

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Link to photo

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Hypotrachyna dentella

Vernacular names

English: Hypotrachyna lichen