Nephroma expallidum

Taxonavigation

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 expallidum

Name

Nephroma expallidum (Nyl.) Nyl., 1865

Basionym

• Nephromium expallidum Nyl., 1860

References

Primary references

• Nyl., Flora, Jena 48: 428 (1865)

• Nylander, W. (1865) De Nephromate expallido Nyl. - Flora (Regensburg)\Flora 48: 428–429.   **[Mattick Rec.# 29073] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)** (BHL)

References

• 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 expallidum and distribution map for North America: p. 453; color photo: p. 453, plate 525)

• 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 expallidum: pp. 276 & 279; drawing and distribution map for the American arctic: p. 279)

Links

• USDA Plants Database

• Checklist to Norwegian lichens (Mar 2011)

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen photos - Nephroma expallidum

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

Vernacular names

English: Alpine kidney lichen,   Kidney lichen