Rhizocarpon chioneum

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Rhizocarpales 

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

Familia: Rhizocarpaceae
Genus: Rhizocarpon
Species: Rhizocarpon chioneum

Name edit

Rhizocarpon chioneum (Norman) Th.Fr., 1874


Basionym: Catillaria chionea Norman, 1868

Synonyms edit

References edit

  • Fries, T.M. (1874) Lichenographia Scandinavica 2: 620.
  • Fries, T.M. (1874) Lichenographia Scandinavica sive dispositio lichenum in Dania, Suecia, Norvegia, Fennia, Lapponia Rossica hactus collectorum. Vol. I Archilichenes discocarpos continens. Pars II. - Upsaliae. 325-639 pp.   (Mattick Rec.# 26736 - Literature on Lichens) (PDF file)
  • Thomson, J.W. (1997) Rhizocarpon (pp. 518-553). In American Arctic Lichens: 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, 675 pages.   (RLL List # 170 / Rec. # 18517 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon chioneum, description: p. 525; map: p. 527)
  • Purvis, O.W.; Coppins, B.J.; Hawksworth, D.L.; James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) (1992) Rhizocarpon (pp. 531-542) In, The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp.   (RLL List # 151 / Rec. # 15105 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon chioneum: pp. 534-535)
  • Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Rhizocarpon (pp. 632-638). In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   (RLL List # 184 / Rec. # 22465 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon chioneum description and photo: p. 634)

Links to photos edit

  • The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Rhizocarpon chioneum

Vernacular names edit

English: Snowy map lichen;   Map lichen