Violella fucata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Tephromelataceae
Genus: Violella
Species: Violella fucata

Name

Violella fucata (Stirt.) T.Sprib. in Spribille et al., Lichenologist 43(5): 461 (2011). [MycoBank #519832]

Basionym

• Lecidea fucata Stirt., Scott. Natural. 5: 16 (1879). [MycoBank #390712]

Typification Details: Holotype BM, Stirton s.n.

Host-Substratum/Locality: On decorticated wood: Great Britain

Homotypic synonyms

• Megalospora fucata (Stirt.) H.Olivier, Bull. Géogr. Bot. 21(261): 187 (1911). [MycoBank #395151]

• Mycoblastus fucatus (Stirt.) Zahlbr., Cat. Lich. Univers. 4: 3 (1926). [MycoBank #395685]

References

• Olivier, H.J.F. 1911. Etude synoptique et géographique des Lécidés de la Flore d'Europe. Bulletin de Géographie Botanique: Organe mensuel de l'Académie Internationale de Botanique 21(261): 157–209. BHL Reference page. 

• Spribille, T., Goffinet, B., Klug, B., Muggia, L., Obermayer, W. & Mayrhofer, H. 2011. Molecular support for the recognition of the Mycoblastus fucatus group as the new genus Violella (Tephromelataceae, Lecanorales). The Lichenologist 43(5): 445–466. DOI: 10.1017/S0024282911000478 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Stirton, J. 1878. Descriptions of New Scottish Lichens. The Scottish Naturalist [Perth] 5(33): 16–17. BHL Reference page. 

• Zahlbruckner, A. 1926–1927. Catalogus Lichenum Universalis. 4: 1–754. Verlag von Gebrüder Borntraeger, Leipzig. Cyberliber Reference page. 

Links

• Index Fungorum: IF 519832
• MycoBank: MB 519832
• Violella fucata in GBIF
• Violella fucata in LIAS light

• North American Lichen Checklist

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Mycoblastus fucatus

• A. Flechtenbilder (Lichen Images) by Ulrich Kirschbaum) - Mycoblastus fucatus

• Lichen Gallery of Leif and Anita Stridvall - Mycoblastus fucatus