Lepra andersoniae

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Variolariaceae
Genus: Lepra
Species: Lepra andersoniae

Name

Lepra andersoniae (Lendemer) Lendemer & R.C.Harris, Bryologist 120(2): 186 (2017). [MycoBank #821145]

Basionym

Pertusaria andersoniae Lendemer, Opuscula Philolichenum 6: 55 (2009). [MycoBank #540728]

Typification Details: Holotype NY, Anderson 1936

Host-Substratum/Locality: On granite: North Carolina, U.S.A.

Etymology: The epithet “andersonii” honors the collector of the type, Gladys P. Anderson (1888–?), a North American lichenologist active in the early 20th century. (Note: since Anderson is a female, the specific epithet needs to end in ae)

Ecology and Distribution: Pertusaria andersoniae is presently known only from high elevations of the southern Appalachians (North Carolina and Virginia, USA).

Homotypic synonym

Pertusaria andersonii Lendemer (2009). [MycoBank #512899] (orth. var.)

References

Lendemer, J.C. 2009. Pertusaria andersonii (Pertusariaceae, Lichenized Ascomycetes), a new species from high elevations of the southern Appalachian Mountains in eastern North America. Opuscula Philolichenum 6: 55–58. ResearchGate . Reference page.

Lendemer, J.C. & Harris, R.C. 2017. Nomenclatural changes for North American members of the Variolaria-group necessitated by the recognition of Lepra (Pertusariales). The Bryologist 120(2): 183–190. DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745-120.2.183 . ResearchGate . Reference page.

Links

North American Lichen Checklist