Peltula omphaliza

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Peltulaceae
Genus: Peltula
Species: Peltula omphaliza

Name

Peltula omphaliza (Nyl.) Wetmore, 1970

Substratum: On both acidic and calcareous rocks in deserts.

Basionym: Heppia omphaliza Nyl., 1889

Synonyms

• Endocarpiscum omphalizum (Nyl.) Müll.Arg., 1895
• Heppia omphaliza Nyl., 1889

References

• Wetmore, Ann. Mo. bot. Gdn. 57: 179 (1971) [1970]
• Wetmore, C.M. (1970) The lichen family Heppiaceae in North America. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 158–209. (Illustration of P. omphaliza: fig. 24)
• Büdel, B. and Mies, B. (1993) Notes on Cape Verde Islands lichen flora II. Heppiaceae and Peltulaceae (lichenized Ascomycotina). Nova Hedwigia 56: 505–514. (Illustration of P. omphaliza: fig. 3)
• Filson, R.B. (1988) The lichen genera Heppia and Peltula in Australia. Muelleria 6 (6): 495–517. (Illustration of P. omphaliza: fig. 7)
• 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. omphaliza, and distribution map for the Sonoran Desert Region: p. 337)
• Index Fungorum
• USDA Plants Database
• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008

Links to photos

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

Vernacular names

English: Peltula lichen