Arctoparmelia subcentrifuga

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Arctoparmelia
Species: Arctoparmelia subcentrifuga

Name

Arctoparmelia subcentrifuga (Oxner) Hale, 1986

Basionym

• Parmelia subcentrifuga Oxner, 1940

Substrate and ecology: (Sonoran region): On open boulder fields in arctic, upper montane to alpine areas.

Sonoran distribution: Only known from one location on rocks in an upper montane scree slope in the Chiricahua Mountains of SE Arizona.

Synonyms

• Parmelia groenlandica Lynge
• Xanthoparmelia subcentrifuga (Oxner) Hale

References

• Hale, M.E., Jr. (1986) Arctoparmelia, a new genus in the Parmeliaceae (Ascomycotina). - Mycotaxon 25: 251–254.   (RLL List # 127-64 / Rec.# 7492 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Complete article)

• Goward, T., McCune, B. & Meidinger, D.V. 1994. The lichens of British Columbia - Illustrated Keys - Part 1 - Foliose and Squamulose Species. Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests Research Program, 181 pp. (RLL List # 156 / Rec.# 6950 - Recent Literature on Lichens) [1] Reference page. : Arctoparmelia (pp. 32-33) (Description of Arctoparmelia subcentrifuga: p. 33; drawing: p. 32)

• Nash III, T.H. and Elix, J.A. (2002) Arctoparmelia (pp. 102-103) 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. (Description of Arctoparmelia subcentrifuga: pp. 102-103)

• USDA Plants Database

• LIAS

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Vernacular names

English: Arctoparmelia lichen,   Dissolving rockfrog lichen