Placocarpus americanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Verrucariales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Eurotiomycetes Subclassis: Chaetothyriomycetidae Ordo: Verrucariales

Familia: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Placocarpus
Species: Placocarpus americanus

Name

Placocarpus americanus K. Knudsen, Breuss & Kocourk., 2009

Locality: Described from the Santa Monica Mountains in Southern California

Host: Placocarpus americanus is a juvenile parasite on Protoparmeliopsis muralis

References

• K. Knudsen, Breuss & Kocourk., Lichenologist 41 (6): 628 (2009)

• Knudsen, K.; Breuss, O. and Kocourková, J. (2009) A new species of Placocarpus (Verrucariaceae) from southern California. - Lichenologist 41 (6): 627–630.   **[RLL List # 217 / Rec.# 31048] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (doi:10.1017/S0024282909008949)

Links

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank