Nephroma arcticum

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Peltigerineae 

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

Familia: Peltigeraceae
Subfamilia: Nephromatoideae
Genus: Nephroma
Species: Nephroma arcticum

Name edit

Nephroma arcticum (L.) Torss., Enum. Lich. Byssac. Scand.: 7 (1843). [MycoBank #395846]

Basionym edit

  • Lichen arcticus L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1148 (1753). [MycoBank #393740]

Homotypic synonyms edit

  • Nephromium arcticum (L.) Hav., 1897

Heterotypic synonyms edit

  • Nephroma euarctoides var. magnilobatum Gyeln., Ann. Cryptog. Exot. 4(3–4): 129 (1931). [MycoBank #435415]
  • Nephroma arcticum var. magnilobatum (Gyeln.) Inumaru, Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 9(4): 239 (1940). [MycoBank #138531]

References edit

  • Torssell, G. 1843. Enumeratio Lichenum et Byssaceorum Scandinaviae hucusque cognitorum.: 1–59. P.W. Hörlin, Upsaliae. Reference page


  • Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Nephroma (pp. 451-457) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma arcticum and distribution map for North America: p. 452; color photo: p. 452, plate 523.)
  • Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Nephroma Ach, 1810 (pp. 325-330) In, The Macrolichens of New England. - Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden No. 96. New York Botanical Garden Press, Bronx, New York. 584 pp.   **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 30032] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma arcticum: p. 326; color photo: p. 326, fig. 188)
  • Thomson, J.W. (1984) Nephroma Ach., (pp. 275-284). In, American Arctic Lichens: 1. The Macrolichens. Columbia University Press, New York, 504 pages.   **[RLL List # 124-96 / Rec.# 18494] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma arcticum: p. 276; drawing and distribution map for the American arctic: p. 277)
  • White, F.J. (1992) Nephroma Ach. (1810) (pp. 395-397) 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.   **[RLL List # 151 / Rec.# 15105] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma arcticum: pp. 395-396)

Links edit

Links to photos edit

  • The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Nephroma arcticum

Vernacular names edit

English: Arctic kidney lichen,   Green light lichen