Nephroma helveticum

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 helveticum
Subspecies: N. h. subsp. helveticum – N. h. subsp. sipeanum

Name

Nephroma helveticum Ach., 1810

Habitat and ecology: On arctic rocks among mosses in moderate shade and tree trunks in moist canyons at mid- to high elevations, most common in spruce-fir regions

World distribution: Africa, Australasia and throughout the Northern Hemisphere, where it occurs in boreall and north temperate regions and extends south along the west coasts in maritime influenced regions

Homotypic synonyms

Nephroma resupinatum var. helveticum (Ach.) Gyeln., 1934
Nephromium helveticum (Ach.) Nyl., 1888
Ornatinephroma resupinatum var. helveticum (Ach.) Gyeln., 1934
Peltigera helvetica (Ach.) Spreng., 1827

References

Primary references

Ach., Lichenogr. univers.: 523 (1810)

Acharius, E. (1810) Lichenographia Universalis. Cum tab. aen. color. - Göttingen. 689 pp. (Mattick's Literature Index) (PDF file)

Additional 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 helveticum and distribution map for North America: p. 454; color photo of N. helveticum subsp. sipeanum: p. 454, plate 526)

Flenniken, D. (1999) Nephroma Ach. (p. 146) In The Macrolichens In West Virginia, 231 pages, 26 plates. **[RLL List # 175 / Rec.# 5723] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma helveticum: p. 146; color photo: Plate 15, J)

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 helveticum: pp. 327-328; color photo: p. 328, fig. 190)

Kaminsky, B.; Rosentreter, R. and DeBolt, A. 2013: Ecology and distribution of Coccocarpia filiformis and other new and uncommon Florida lichens. Evansia 30(3): 79–89. (Nephroma helveticum: p. 86)

McCune, B. and Geiser, L. (2009) Nephroma (pp. 207-213) Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. (Second Edition) Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 464 pp. **[RLL List # 216 / Rec.# 31233] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma helveticum and color photo: p. 209)

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 helveticum: pp. 279 & 284; drawing and distribution map for N. helveticum var. helveticum: p. 280)

Wetmore, C.M. and Nash III, T.H. (2002) Nephroma (pp. 296-298) 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. **[RLL List # 187 / Rec.# 23085] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma helveticum and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 297)

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 helveticum: p. 396)

Wirth, V. (1995) Nephroma Ach. (pp. 605-609) - Teil 2 - In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp.; in German. **[RLL List # 159 / Rec.# 20405] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma helveticum: p. 606)