Leucodermia leucomelos

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Physciaceae
Genus: Leucodermia
Species: Leucodermia leucomelos

Name

Leucodermia leucomelos (L.) Kalb in Mongkolsuk et al., Phytotaxa 235(1): 35 (2015). [MycoBank #813827]

Basionym

• Lichen leucomelos L., Sp. Pl. (ed. 2) 2: 1613 (1763). [MycoBank #528838]

Typification Details: Holotype LINN 1273.284

Locality: America meridionalis [South America]

Homotypic synonyms

• Lobaria leucomelos (L.) Raeusch. [as ‘bucomela’], Nomencl. Bot. [Raeusch.] (ed. 3): 329 (1797). [MycoBank #529244]

• Parmelia leucomelos (L.) Ach. [as ‘leucomela’], Methodus.: 256 (1803).   [MycoBank #539617]

• Physcia leucomelos (L.) Michx., Fl. Boreal.-Amer. 2: 326 (1803). [MycoBank #539618]

• Borrera leucomelos (L.) Ach. [as ‘leucomela’], Lichenogr. Universalis.: 499 (1810). [MycoBank #539615]

• Parmelia speciosa [var.] leucomelos (L.) Eschw. [as ‘leucomelas’], Fl. Bras. Enum. Pl. 1(1): 198 (1833). [Index Fungorum #620376]

• Anaptychia leucomelos (L.) A.Massal. [as ‘leucomela’], Mem. Lichenogr.: 35 (1853). [MycoBank #539611]

• Anaptychia leucomelos (L.) Körb. [as ‘leucomelas’], Parerga Lichenol. (1): 20 (1859) [‘1865’]. [MycoBank #376109] (isonym)

• Hagenia leucomelos (L.) Schwend. [as ‘leucomelas’], Beitr. Wiss. Bot. [Leipzig] 2: 161 (1860). [MycoBank #547309]

• Anaptychia leucomelos (L.) Vain. [as ‘leucomelaena’], Acta Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 7(1): 128 (1890). [MycoBank #376108] (isonym)

• Teloschistes leucomelos (L.) A.Schneid. [as ‘leucomela’], Guide Stud. Lich.: 144 (1898). [MycoBank #547310]

• Xanthoria leucomelos (L.) Horw. [as ‘leucomela’], Hand-list Lich. Gr. Brit.: 13 (1912). [MycoBank #539612]

• Heterodermia leucomelos (L.) Poelt [as ‘leucomelaena’], Nova Hedwigia 9(1–4): 31 (1965). [MycoBank #433385]

References

• Acharius, E. 1803. Methodus qua omnes detectos Lichenes secundum organa carpomorpha ad Genera, Species et Varietates redigere atque observationibus illustrare tentavit Erik Acharius., Sect. 1: 1–52, i–lv, 1–152, Sect. 2: 153–393, pl. 1–8. BHL Reference page. 

• Acharius, E. 1810. Lichenographia Universalis. In qua Lichenes omnes detectos, adiectis observationibus et figuris horum vegetabilium naturam et organorum carpomorphorum structuram illustrantibus, ad genera, species, varietates differentiis et observationibus sollicite definitas.: 1–696, pl. 1–14. BHL Reference page. 

• Eschweiler, F.G. 1833. Lichenes. In Martius, Flora Brasiliensis seu Enumeratio Plantarum in Brasilia tam sua sponte quam accedente cultura provenientium. 1(1): 51–293. J.G. Cottae, Stuttgartiae. BHL Reference page. 

• Horwood, A.R. 1912. A hand-list of the lichens of Great Britain, Ireland, and the Channel Islands.: 1–45. Reference page. 

• Körber, G.W. 1859–1865. Parerga Lichenologica: Ergänzungen zum Systema lichenum Germaniae. (1): 1–96 (1859), (2): 97–192 (1860), (3): 193–288 (1861), (4): 289–384 (1863), (5): 385–501, [i]–xvi (1865). Verlag von Eduard Trewendt, Breslau. BHL Reference page. 

• Linnaeus, C. 1763. Species Plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Editio secunda. Tomus II, Pp. 785–1684, [1–64, indexes]. Laurentius Salvius, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page. 

• Massalongo, A.B. 1853. Memorie Lichenografiche con un' appendice alle ricerche sull' autonomia dei licheni crostosi.: 1–183. H. F. Münster, Verona. Google Books HathiTrust Reference page. 

• Michaux, A. 1803. Flora Boreali-Americana: sistens caracteres plantarum quas in America septentrionali collegit et detexit Andreas Michaux. Vol. 2. 340 pp. Parisiis et Argentorati [Paris & Strasbourg]: fratres Levrault. BHL Reference page. 

• Mongkolsuk, P., Meesim, S., Poengsungnoen, V., Buaruang, K., Schumm, F. & Kalb, K. 2015. The lichen family Physciaceae in Thailand–II. Contributions to the genus Heterodermia sensu lato. Phytotaxa 235(1): 1–66. DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.235.1.1 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Poelt, J. 1965. Zur Systematik der Flechtenfamilie Physciaceae. Nova Hedwigia 9(1–4): 21–32. RLL (PDF) Reference page. 

• Räuschel, E.A. 1797. Nomenclator botanicus omnes plantas: ab illustr. Carolo a Linné descriptas aliisque botanicis temporis recentioris detectas enumerans. (ed. 3): I–XII, 1–414. BHL Reference page. 

• Schneider, A. 1898. A Guide to the Study of Lichens. (ed. 1).: [i]–xii + 1–234 + pls. I–XI. Bradlee Whidden, Boston. Google Books Reference page. 

• Schwendener, S. 1860. Untersuchungen über den Flechtenthallus. Beiträge zur wissenschaftlichen Botanik 2: 109–186, pls. I–VII. BHL Reference page. 

• Vainio, E.A. 1890. Étude sur la classification naturelle et la morphologie des Lichens du Brésil. Pars prima. Acta Societatis pro Fauna et Flora Fennica 7(1): I–XXIX, 1–247. hdl: 10138/16952 . BHL Reference page. 

• Arcadia, L. 2012. (2071) Proposal to conserve the name Lichen leucomelos (Heterodermia leucomelos) with that spelling (lichenised Ascomycota). Taxon: The Journal of the International Association for Plant Taxonomy 61(3): 682–683. DOI: 10.1002/tax.613020 . ResearchGate . Reference page.  (pp. 682–683)

• Kurokawa, S. 1962. A Monograph of the Genus Anaptychia. Beihefte zur Nova Hedwigia 6: 1–115. pls. 1–9. Schweizerbart (Synopsis) RLL (PDF) Reference page.  (pp. 74–76)

• May, T.W. 2017. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi: 20. Taxon 66(2): 483–495. DOI: 10.12705/662.15 . ResearchGate . Reference page.  (p. 487: (2071) Conserve Lichen leucomelos (Heterodermia leucomelos) with that spelling (lichenised Ascomycota).)

Links

• Index Fungorum: IF 813827
• MycoBank: MB 813827
• Leucodermia leucomelos – Taxon details on Catalogue of Life (COL).
• Leucodermia leucomelos – Taxon details on Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
• Heterodermia leucomelos – Taxon details on LIAS light

• North American Lichen Checklist (as Heterodermia leucomelos)
• Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories (as Heterodermia leucomelos)
• Checklist of Lichens and Allied Fungi of Japan (2018) (p. 52) (as Heterodermia leucomelos)

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Heterodermia leucomelos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Heterodermia leucomelos

• A Flechtenbilder (Lichen Images) by Ulrich Kirschbaum - Heterodermia leucomelos

• Lichen Gallery of Leif & Anita Stridvall - Heterodermia leucomelos

Vernacular names

English: Elegant fringe lichen,   Elegant centipede lichen,   Shield lichen
日本語: イトゲジゲジゴケモドキ