Psora tuckermanii

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Lecanorales 

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

Familia: Psoraceae
Genus: Psora
Species: Psora tuckermanii

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Psora tuckermanii R.A. Anderson ex Timdal, 1986


Diagnosis: Squamae ad 6 mm diam., vulgo elongatae, adnatae, dilute brunneae vel obscure brunneae, pruinosae vel epruinosae, vulgo laeves, margine concolori vel albo. Apothecia laminalia, ad 1.5 mm diam., valde convexa, immarginata, rufa vel badia vel raro atra, vulgo epruinosa. Thallus sine acido lichenoso.

Type: U.S.A. Colorado, Boulder County, on shelving horizontal surfaces of sandstone ledges, west base of Steamboat Mountain, foothills of Front Range 2 mi NW of Lyons, alt. 1,900 m, 12 March 1959, Shushan & Weber S 465 A; Weber, Lich. Exs. COLO No. 23 (holotype, O; isotypes, ALA, BG, DUKE, E, M, MIN, NEB, SD, SFSU, TENN, TEX, UAC, US, WIS ).

Distribution: CANADA, Alberta, British Columbia, Saskatchewan; U.S.A., Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming; MEXICO, Baja California.

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Primary references

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  • R.A. Anderson ex Timdal, Bryologist 89 (4): 273 (1987) [1986]
  • Timdal, E. (1986) A revision of Psora (Lecideaceae) in North America. - The Bryologist 89: 253–275.   **[RLL List # 131 / Rec.# 18653] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (JSTOR) (PDF file - 47 MB) (Description of [No. 17] Psora tuckermanii: pp. 273-274; black-and-white photo: p. 273, Fig. 31; distribution map: p. 270, Fig. 27)

References

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  • Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Psora (p. 597-604) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22402] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Psora tuckermanii: pp. 603-604; distribution map for North America: p. 603; color photo: p. 604, plate 731)
  • St. Clair, L.L. (1999) Psora Hoffm. (pp. 164-171) In - A color guidebook to common Rocky Mountain lichens. M.L. Bean Life Science Museum of Brigham Young University Publisher, 242 pp.   **[RLL List # 180 / Rec.# 21417] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Psora tuckermanii and color photo: p. 171)
  • Timdal, E. (2002) Psora (pp. 418-430) 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.# 23117] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (PDF file - 27 MB) (Discussion of Psora tuckermanii and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 430)
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Vernacular names

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English: Brown-eyed scale lichen,   Tuckerman's fishscale lichen