Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Caliciales 

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

Familia: Physciaceae
Genus: Physcia
Species: Physcia sinuosa

Name edit

Physcia sinuosa Moberg, 1990


Typification Details: Holotype herb. Kalb, 21 July 1980

Host-Substratum/Locality: On Catinga: Brazil (also Venezuela)

Substrate and ecology (Sonoran region:) On rocks in open situations

World distribution: A few localities in Brazil and Venezuela; Sonoran region (USA)

References edit

  • Moberg, Nordic Jl Bot. 10 (3): 338 (1990)
  • Moberg, R. (1990) The lichen genus Physcia in Central and South America. - Nordic Journal of Botany 10: 319–342.   (RLL List # 142 / Rec. # 12921 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Illustration of Physcia sinuosa: p. 338)
  • Moberg, R. (2002) Physcia (pp. 358-373) 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.   (RLL List # 187 / Rec. # 23100 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Physcia sinuosa: pp. 369-370; distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 370)

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