Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Lichinales 

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

Familia: Peltulaceae
Genus: Peltula
Species: Peltula tortuosa

Name

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Peltula tortuosa (Nees) Wetmore, 1970

Substratum: On granite rocks in deserts.

Basionym: Dufourea tortuosa (Ach.) Nees, 1820

Synonymy

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References

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  • Wetmore, Ann. Mo. bot. Gdn. 57 (2): 205 (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. tortuosa: figs. 201-206)
  • 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. tortuosa: pp. 339-340; distribution map for the Sonoran Desert Region: p. 340)
  • Upreti, D.K. and Büdel, B. (1990) The lichen genera Heppia and Peltula in India. J. Hattori Bot. Lab. 68: 279–284. (Illustration of P. tortuosa: fig. 5)
  • Index Fungorum
  • USDA Plants Database
  • North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008

Vernacular names

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English: Peltula lichen