Peltula clavata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lichinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lichinomycetes Ordo: Lichinales

Familia: Peltulaceae
Genus: Peltula
Species: Peltula clavata

Name

Peltula clavata (Kremp.) Wetmore, 1970

Substrate and ecology: On acidic rocks in arid woodlands.

Basionym

• Heterina clavata Kremp., 1876

Synonyms

• Heppia clavata (Kremp.) Vain., 1890
• Heterina clavata Kremp., 1876

References

• Wetmore, Ann. Mo. bot. Gdn. 57: 181 (1971) [1970]
• Wetmore, C.M. (1970) The lichen family Heppiaceae in North America. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 158–209.
• Büdel, B. (1987) Zur Biologie und Systematik der Flechtengattungen Heppia und Peltula im südlichen Afrika. Bibliotheca Lichenologica, No. 23, J. Cramer, Berlin and Stuttgart. 105 pp.(Illustrations of P. clavata: figs. 106-111)
• Büdel, B. and Elix, J.A. (1997) Peltula langei Büdel et Elix spec. nov. from Australia, with remarks on its chemistry and the ascoma of Peltula clavata (Krempelh.) Wetm., pp. 3-9 in Kappen, L. (ed.) New Species and Novel Aspects in Ecology and Physiology of Lichens. In Honour of O. L. Lange. Bibl. Lichenol. 67 . (Illustrations of P. clavata: figs. 7-8)
• Büdel, B. and Nash III, T.H (2002) Peltula (pp. 331-340) 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 P. clavata: p. 333)
• USDA Plants Database
• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008
• Index Fungorum
• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Peltula clavata

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Peltula clavata

Vernacular names

English: Peltula lichen