Peltigera gowardii

Peltigera gowardii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Peltigeraceae
Subfamilia: Peltigeroideae
Genus: Peltigera
Species: Peltigera gowardii

Name

Peltigera gowardii Lendemer & H. O'Brien, 2011

MycoBank: MB 561541.

Type: CANADA. BRITISH COLUMBIA: Trophy Mountains, 22 km ENE of Clearwater Village, 51˚47’N, 119˚53’W, 1050 m., open sunny meadow, saxicolous in small stream, 5.ix.2009, T. Goward s.n. (NY, holotype; B, DUKE, H, GZU, hb. Kalb, isotypes).

Etymology: The new species is dedicated to Trevor Goward.

References

• Lendemer & O'Brian, Opuscula Philolichenum 9: 103 (2011)
• Lendemer, J.C. & O'Brian, H. 2011. How do you reconcile molecular and non-molecular datasets? A case study where new molecular data prompts a revision of Peltigera hydrothyria s.l. in North America and the recognition of two species. Opuscula Philolichenum 9: 99–110. [RLL List # 223 / Rec.# 32916, (Recent Literature on Lichens). (PDF document)

Links

• Index Fungorum
• MycoBank

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