Speerschneidera euploca

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Leprocaulaceae
Genus: Speerschneidera
Species: Speerschneidera euploca

Name

Speerschneidera euploca (Tuck.) Trevis., 1861

Basionym

• Physcia euploca Tuck., 1858

Synonyms

• Physcia euploca Tuck., Amer. J. Sci. Arts, Ser. 2 25: 424 (1858)
• Teloschistes euplocus (Tuck.) Zahlbr., 1907

References

• Trevis., Flora, Jena 44: 52 (1861)

• Trevisan, V. (1861) Ueber Atestia, eine neue Gattung der Ramalineen aus Mittel-Amerika. - Flora (Regensburg)\Flora 1861: 49–53.   (Mattick Rec.# 34031 - Literature on Lichens) (Web site)

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Speerschneidera (p. 657) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   (RLL List # 184 / Rec. # 22465 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Discussion of Speerschneidera euploca and distribution map for North America: p. 657; color photo: p. 657, plate 803)

• Hafellner, J. and Egan, R.S. (1981) Studies on the genus Speerschneidera. - Lichenologist 13: 11–26.   (RLL List # 109-26 / Rec. # 7215 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (DOI: 10.1017/S0024282981000042)

• USDA Plants Database

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

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Link to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Speerschneidera euploca

Vernacular names

English: Pale rockwool lichen,   Speerschneidera lichen