Physcia tenellula

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 tenellula

Name edit

Physcia tenellula Moberg 1997


Typification Details: Holotype ASU, Nash 38392

Substrate and ecology (Sonoran region:) Growing on rocks and trees in open situations

World distribution: Presently known from Baja California and southern California

References edit

  • Moberg, Symb. bot. upsal. 32 (no. 1): 181 (1997)
  • Moberg, R. (1997) The lichen genus Physcia in the Sonoran Desert and adjacent regions. -In: Tibell, L. and Hedberg, I. (eds.): Lichen Studies Dedicated to Rolf Santesson. Symbolae Botanicae Upsalienses, Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis, Uppsala, pp. 163-186.   (RLL List # 170 / Rec. # 12933 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Illustration of Physcia tenellula: p. 182)
  • 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 tenellula and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 371)

Vernacular names edit