Massalongia carnosa

Taxonavigation

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

Massalongia carnosa (Dicks.) Körb., Syst. lich. germ. (Breslau): 109 (1855)

Substrate and ecology: Grows among mosses on a range of different acidic rocks in moist habitats at intermediate elevations

World distribution: Temperate regions of North and South America, Europe, eastern Asia and Australasia

Basionym
- Lichen carnosus Dicks., Fasc. pl. crypt. brit. (London) 2 (1790)
Homotypic
- Biatora carnosa (Dicks.) Rabenh., Deutschl. Krypt.-Fl. (Leipzig) 2: 91 (1845)
- Lecanora carnosa (Dicks.) Hook. f.
- Lecidea carnosa (Dicks.) Sommerf., 1827
- Pannaria carnosa (Dicks.) Rabenh., Krypt.-Fl. Sachsen, Abth. 2: 248 (1870)
- Pannularia carnosa (Dicks.) Cromb., Ber. Tät. St Gall. naturw. Ges.: 337 (1882) [1880-81]
- Parmelia carnosa (Dicks.) Schaer., 1842
- Psora carnosa (Dicks.) Hoffm., 1796
- Racoblenna carnosa (Dicks.) Trevis., Lichenoth. Veneta: no. 98 (1859)
Heterotypic
- Lecanora muscorum Ach., 1814
- Massalongia carnosa f. muscorum (Ach.) Gyeln., 1940
- Massalongia carnosa var. determinata (Nyl.) A.L. Sm., Monogr. Brit. Lich. 1: 89 (1918)
- Pannaria muscorum (Ach.) Delise, in Duby, Bot. Gall. (Paris) 2: 607 (1830)
- Pannaria muscorum var. determinata Nyl., Annls Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 4 12: 295 (1859)
- Pannularia muscorum (Ach.) Stizenb., (1882) [1880-81]
- Parmelia muscorum (Ach.) Fr., 1831
- Parmeliella muscorum (Ach.) Müll. Arg., 1894
- Patellaria muscorum (Ach.) Spreng., 1827
- Psoroma muscorum (Ach.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 1–824 (1821)
- Squamaria muscorum (Ach.) Hook., in Smith, Engl. Fl. (London) 5: 198 (1844)
- Zeora muscorum (Ach.) Flot., 1849

Körber, G.W. 1855. Systema Lichenum Germaniae. Die Flechten Deutschlands (insbesondere Schlesiens) mikroskopisch geprüft, kritisch gesichtet, charakteristisch beschrieben und systematisch geordnet. 458 pp., IV pls. Breslau: Trewendt & Granier. BHL Reference page.

Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Massalongia (pp. 427-428) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages. (Discussion of Massalongia carnosa: pp. 427-428; distribution map for North America: p. 427; color photo: p. 428, plate 489)

Dobson, F.S. (2000) (Fourth edition) Massalongia (p. 226) In, Lichens: An illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. The Richmond Publishing Co., Ltd., Slough, England, 431 pp. (Discussion of Massalongia carnosa, map and color photo: p. 226)

McCune, B. and Geiser, L. (2009) Massalongia (p. 194) Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. (Second Edition) Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 464 pp. (Discussion of Massalongia carnosa and color photo: p. 194)

Nash III, T.H. (2002) Massalongia (pp. 272-274) 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 Massalongia carnosa: pp. 273-274; distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 273)

Purvis, O.W. (1992) Massalongia Körber (1855) (pp. 364-365) In: Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L., James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp. (Discussion of Massalongia carnosa: p. 365)

Thomson, J.W. (1984) Massalongia Körber, (pp. 274-275). In, American Arctic Lichens: 1. The Macrolichens. Columbia University Press, New York, 504 pages. (Books.Google) (Discussion of Massalongia carnosa: p. 275; distribution map for the American arctic: p. 274)