Ramboldia blochiana

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Ramboldiaceae
Genus: Ramboldia
Species: Ramboldia blochiana

Name

Ramboldia blochiana Lendemer and R.C. Harris, 2011

MycoBank: MB 519896

Type: BRAZIL. BAHIA. MUN. RIO DE CONTAS: Chapada Diamantina, lower slopes of Pico das Almas, ca. 15 km NW of Rio de Contas on road to Burmadinho, 1510 m., mostly moist forest, also rock outcrops, open areas with Vellozia, and campo rupestre, on Vellozia, 27.x.1994, R.C. Harris 35299 (NY, holotype; SP [n.v.], hb. Kalb, isotypes).

Etymology: The epithet honors Ellen D. Bloch (b.1949), the collections manager of the Cryptogamic Herbarium at The New York Botanical Garden.

References

• Lendemer & R.C. Harris, Opuscula Philolichenum 9: 2 (2011)

• Lendemer, J.C. and Harris, R.C. (2011) Ramboldia blochiana, a new sorediate species in the Ramboldia russula group. Opuscula Philolichenum 9: 1–4.   (RLL List # 223 / Rec. # 32917 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (PDF document) (Color photos of Ramboldia blochiana: p. 3, Plate 1)

Links

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

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank