Leptogium austroamericanum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Collemataceae
Genus: Leptogium
Species: Leptogium austroamericanum

Name

Leptogium austroamericanum (Malme) C.W.Dodge, 1933

Basionym

• Leptogium cyanescens var. austroamericanum Malme, Ark. Bot. 19(no. 8): 21 (1924)

Homotypic synonyms

• Leptogium cyanescens var. austroamericanum Malme, Ark. Bot. 19(no. 8): 21 (1924)
• Leptogium caesium var. austroamericanum (Malme) Zahlbr., Cat. Lich. Univers. 8: 228 (1932)

References

• Dodge, C.W. 1933: The foliose and fruticose lichens of Costa Rica I. - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 20: 373–467.   (Mattick Rec.# 21213 - Literature on Lichens) (JSTOR) (Leptogium austroamericanum: p. 419)

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Leptogium (pp. 401-411) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   (RLL List # 184 / Rec. # 22465 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Leptogium austroamericanum: p. 401)

• Jørgensen, P.M. and Nash III, T.H. (2004) Leptogium (pages 330-350).In T.H. Nash III,T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Diederich, P; Gries, C. & Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, 742 pages.   (RLL List # 196 / Rec. # 25922 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Leptogium austroamericanum: p. 333)

• Sierk, H.A. (1964) The Genus Leptogium in North America North of Mexico. The Bryologist 67(3): 245–317.   (RLL List # 52 / Rec. # 17292 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (JSTOR) (Leptogium austroamericanum: pp. 296-297; 313)

• LIAS

• Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories (List L)

• Australian Biological Resources Study (Checklist of lichens) - Discussion of Leptogium austroamericanum.

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#18) 13 Dec 2012

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Link to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Leptogium austroamericanum

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Leptogium austroamericanum

Vernacular names

English: Dixie jellyskin;   Austroamerican skin lichen