Rhizocarpon macrosporum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rhizocarpaceae
Genus: Rhizocarpon
Species: Rhizocarpon macrosporum

Name

Rhizocarpon macrosporum Räsänen, 1943

Synonyms

• Rhizocarpon sphaerosporum Räsänen
  
• Rhizocarpon geographicum var. macrosporum (Räsänen) Clauzade & Rondon, 1959

References

• Räsänen, Feddes Repert. 52: 131 (1943)

• Räsänen, V. (1943) Bestimmungsschlüssel für die gelben Rhizocarpon-Arten, -Varietäten und Formen. - Feddes Repertorium specierum novarum regni vegetabilis\Feddes Repert. spec. nov. regn. veg. 52: 127–136.   (Mattick Rec.# 21963 - Literature on Lichens) (PDF file)

• Feuerer, T. and Timdal, E. (2004) Rhizocarpon, pp. 456-466. In T.H. Nash III, B.D. Ryan, P. Diederich, C. Gries & F. Bungartz (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages.   (RLL List # 196 / Rec. # 25952 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon macrosporum: pp. 462-463)

• Runemark, H. (1956) Studies in Rhizocarpon. I. Taxonomy of the yellow species in Europe. Opera Bot. 2, 1: 1–152.   (RLL List # 22 / Rec. # 16015 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon macrosporum, illustrations: Figs. 24 & 25d-i)

• 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 macrosporum, description & map: p. 543)

• USDA Plants Database

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

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Rhizocarpon macrosporum

Vernacular names

English: Lemon map lichen;   Largespore map lichen