Masonhalea richardsonii

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Lecanorales 

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Masonhalea
Species: Masonhalea richardsonii

Name edit

Masonhalea richardsonii (Hook.) Kärnefelt, Bot. Notiser 130 (1): 104 (1977)   [Mycobank #342524]

Basionym edit

  • Cetraria richardsonii Hook. in Richardson, Narrat. Jour. Polar Sea.: 761 (1823)   [Mycobank #382454]

Homotypic synonyms edit

  • Evernia richardsonii (Hook.) Nyl., Mém. Soc. Imp. Sci. Nat. Cherbourg 5: 99 (1857)   [Mycobank #384979]
  • Parmelia richardsonii (Hook.) Nyl., Flora [Regensburg] 43 (3): 42 (1860)   [Mycobank #398172]
  • Platysma richardsonii (Hook.) Nyl., Syn. Meth. Lich. 1 (2): 306 (1860)   [Mycobank #401612]
  • Cornicularia richardsonii (Hook.) Trevis., Flora [Regensburg] 44 (4): 51 (1861)   [Mycobank #477542]

References edit

  • Kärnefelt, I. (1977)   Masonhalea, a new lichen genus in the Parmeliaceae. - Botaniska Notiser 130 (1): 101–107.   [RLL List # 97 / Rec.# 9846 - Recent Literature on Lichens] (Website)
  • Nylander, W. (1857)   Enumération générale de lichens, avec l'indication sommaire de leur distribution géographique. - Mémoires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Naturelles de Cherbourg 5: 85 - 146.   [Mattick Rec.# 28989 - Recent Literature on Lichens] (Website)
  • Nylander, W. (1860)   Observationes paucae circa scripta lichenologica recentissima. - Flora, oder allgemeine botanische Zeitung, herausgegeben von der königl. bayer. botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg 43 (3): 41 - 44.   [Mattick Rec.# 29011 - Recent Literature on Lichens] (Website)
  • Richardson, J. (1823)   Botanical Appendix. - In Franklin, Narrative of a journey to the shores of the Polar Sea, in the years 1819, 20, 21, and 22.: 729 - 768.   (Website)
  • Trevisan di San Leon, V. (1861)   Ueber Atestia, eine neue Gattung der Ramalineen aus Mittel-Amerika. - Flora, oder allgemeine botanische Zeitung, herausgegeben von der königl. bayer. botanischen Gesellschaft in Regensburg 44 (4): 49 - 53.   [Mattick Rec.# 34031 - Recent Literature on Lichens] (Website)
  • Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Masonhalea (p. 427) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages. (Description of M. richardsonii and distribution map for North America: p. 427; color photo: p. 427, plate 488)
  • Thomson, J.W. (1984) Masonhalea Kärnefelt (pp. 272-274). In, American Arctic Lichens: 1. The Macrolichens. Columbia University Press, New York, 504 pages.   (RLL List # 124-96 / Rec.# 18494 - Recent Literature on Lichens)

Links to photos edit

Vernacular names edit

English: Arctic tumbleweed,   Richardson's masonhalea lichen