Punctelia eganii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Punctelia
Species: Punctelia eganii

Name

Punctelia eganii B.P.Hodk. & Lendemer, 2011

MycoBank: MB 561203

Type: U.S.A. ALABAMA. MONROE CO.: Haines Island Park, forest trail near boat ramp, public recreation area operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 20 mi N of Monroeville, along the Alabama River, 50 ft. elev., beech-Magnolia forest, 31.vii.2003, on bark, R.S. Egan 16197-A (NY, holotype).

Etymology: The species is named after Robert S. Egan.

References

• Hodkinson, B.P. and Lendemer, J.C. (2011) Punctelia eganii, a new species in the P. rudecta group with a novel secondary compound for the genus. Opuscula Philolichenum 9: 35–38.   (RLL List # 223 / Rec.# 32876 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (PDF document) (Color photos of Punctelia eganii: p. 36, Fig. 1A-F)

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#17) 16 May 2011

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank