Phaeophyscia pusilloides

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Physciaceae
Genus: Phaeophyscia
Species: Phaeophyscia pusilloides

Name

Phaeophyscia pusilloides (Zahlbr.) Essl., 1978

Substrate and ecology (Sonoran region:) On bark, rare on rocks

World distribution: North America (primarily eastern), and Europe

Basionym: Physcia pusilloides Zahlbr., Cat. Lich. Univ. 7: 678 (1931)

References

• Essl., Mycotaxon 7 (2): 313 (1978)

• Esslinger, T.L. (1978) Studies in the lichen family Physciaceae. II. The genus Phaeophyscia in North America. - Mycotaxon 7: 283–320.   (RLL List # 101-29 / Rec. # 5210 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Web site)

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Phaeophyscia (pp. 538-544) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages. (Description of Phaeophyscia pusilloides and distribution map for North America: p. 543; color photo: p. 543, plate 652)

• Esslinger, T.L. (2004) Phaeophyscia (pp. 403-414) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Diederich, P.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages.   (RLL List # 196 / Rec. # 25940 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Phaeophyscia pusilloides: pp. 412-413; distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 413)

• Flenniken, D. (1999) Phaeophyscia Moberg (pp. 168-173) In The Macrolichens In West Virginia, 231 pages, 26 plates. (Published by D. Flenniken, 2273 Blachleyville Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691)   (RLL List # 175 / Rec. # 5723 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Phaeophyscia pusilloides: p. 172; color photo: plate 19, C)

• Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Phaeophyscia Moberg, 1977 (pp. 375-387) In, The Macrolichens of New England. - Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden No. 96. New York Botanical Garden Press, Bronx, New York. 584 pp.   (RLL List # 210 / Rec. # 30032 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Phaeophyscia pusilloides: pp. 383-384; color photos: p. 384, figs. 233 & 234)

• Thomson, J.W. (2003) Phaeophyscia Moberg (pp. 176-181) In, Lichens of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 386 pages.   (RLL List # 190 / Rec. # 24161 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Phaeophyscia pusilloides: p. 180)

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#17) 16 May 2011

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Phaeophyscia pusilloides

Vernacular names

English: Pompom shadow lichen,   Pompon-tipped shadow lichen,   Wreath lichen