Scoliciosporum umbrinum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Scoliciosporaceae
Genus: Scoliciosporum
Species: Scoliciosporum umbrinum
Varietates: S. u. var. compactum – S. u. var. umbrinum

Name

Scoliciosporum umbrinum (Ach.) Arnold 1871

Habitat and ecology: On ± shaded, sedimentary and igneous rock from sea level to c. 2000 m in the Sonoran region; in other areas often found on pebbles or occasionally on tree bark.

Basionym: Lecidea umbrina Ach., 1810

Synonyms

• Bacidia turgida (Körb.) Hellb.
• Bacidia umbrina (Ach.) Bausch, Verhandl. naturw. Verein. Carlsruhe 4: 103 (1869)
• Bacidia umbrina var. psotina (Fr.) Th.Fr., Lich. Scand. (Uppsala) 1: 365 (1874)
• Bacidia umbrina var. turgida (Körb.) Th.Fr., Lich. Scand. (Uppsala) 1: 365 (1874)
• Bacidia vermifera sensu auct. brit. pre-1965, 2002
• Biatora fuliginea var. psotina, 1810
• Placynthium nigrum f. psotinum (Fr.) Walt.Watson, 1930
• Scoliciosporum psotinum (Fr.) Arnold, 1884
• Scoliciosporum turgidum Körb., Parerga lichenol. (Breslau): 241 (1861)
• Scoliciosporum holomelaenum (Flörke) A.Massal.

References

• Arnold, Flora, Regensburg 54: 50 (1871)

• Arnold, F. (1871) Lichenologische Fragmente XI. - Flora (Regensburg)\Flora 54: 49–56.   (Mattick Rec.# 34649 - Literature on Lichens) (Biodiversity Heritage Library)

• Vĕzda, A. (1978) Neue oder wenig bekannte Flechten in der Tschechoslowakei. II. - Folia Geobotanica et Phytotaxonomica 13: 397–420.   (RLL List # 103-93 / Rec. # 19638 - Recent Literature on Lichens)

• Dobson, F.S. (2000) (Fourth edition) Scoliciosporum (pp. 357) In, Lichens: An illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. The Richmond Publishing Co., Ltd., Slough, England, 431 pp.   (RLL List # 184 / Rec. # 22402 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description, distribution map, and color photo of Scoliciosporum umbrinum: p. 357)

• Ekman, S. and Tønsberg, T. (2004) Scoliciosporum (pp. 504-505) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Diederich, P.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages.   (RLL List # 196 / Rec. # 25956 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Scoliciosporum umbrinum and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 505)

• Kantvilas, G. (2008) Observations on the genus Scoliciosporum in Australia, with the description of a second species of Jarmania. The Lichenologist 40(3): 213–219.   (RLL List # 211 / Rec. # 30072 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (doi:10.1017/S0024282908007779) (Scoliciosporum compactum Körber and Scoliciosporum umbrinum (Ach.) Arnold are discussed and all records united under S. umbrinum)

• Purvis, O.W. (1992) Scoliciosporum Massal., 1852 (pp. 562-564) In: Purvis, O.W.; Coppins, B.J.; Hawksworth, D.L.; James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) (1992) The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp.   (RLL List # 151 / Rec. # 15105 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Scoliciosporum umbrinum: pp. 563-564)

• Thomson, J.W. (1997) Scoliciosporum Massal. (pp. 584-585) In American Arctic Lichens: 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, 675 pages.   (RLL List # 170 / Rec. # 18517 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Scoliciosporum umbrinum and distribution map for North America: p. 585)

• Thomson, J.W. (2003) Scoliciosporum A. Massal. (pp. 217-218) In, Lichens of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 386 pages.   (RLL List # 190 / Rec. # 24161 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Scoliciosporum umbrinum: p. 218)

• van Herk, K. and Aptroot, A. (2004) A. Massal. (pp. 350-353) In, Veldgids Korstmossen. Koninkliijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging, 423 pages; in Dutch.   (RLL List # 196 / Rec. # 26085 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Scoliciosporum umbrinum: p. 352; color photo: p. 353)

• Wirth, V. (1995) Scoliciosporum Massal. (pp. 853-856) - Teil 2 - In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp.; in German.   (RLL List # 159 / Rec. # 20405 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of Scoliciosporum umbrinum: p. 856)

• USDA Plants Database

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

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Scoliciosporum umbrinum

• Lichen Gallery by Leif & Anita Stridvall - Scoliciosporum umbrinum (10)

• Irish lichens (photos and descriptions) - Scoliciosporum umbrinum

Vernacular names

English: Scoliciosporum lichen
Nederlands: Steenspiraalkorst