Lepraria albicans

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Lecanorales 

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

Familia: Stereocaulaceae
Genus: Lepraria
Species: Lepraria albicans

Name edit

Lepraria albicans (Th.Fr.) Lendemer & B.P.Hodk., Mycologia 105(4): 1005 (2013). [MycoBank #564051]

Basionym edit

  • Stereocaulon albicans Th.Fr., Stereoc. Piloph. Comment.: 36 (1857). [MycoBank #405921]

Homotypic synonyms edit

  • Leprocaulon albicans (Th.Fr.) Nyl. in Hue, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Ser. 3, 2: 248 (1890). [MycoBank #546824] (comb. inval.)
  • Leprocaulon albicans (Th.Fr.) Nyl. in Hue, Nouv. Arch. Mus. Hist. Nat., Ser. 3, 4: 134 (1892). [MycoBank #393282]

References edit


  • Ryan, B.D. (2002) Leprocaulon (pp. 262-264) 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. (Discussion of Leprocaulon albicans and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 263)

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Vernacular names edit

English: Mealy lichen