Sphaerophorus tuckermanii

Taxonavigation

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

Sphaerophorus tuckermanii Räsänen, 1933

Type species: CANADA. British Columbia: Hazelton, 8-10/VIII/1931, V. Kujala (H, lectotype designated here; H, MSC, isolectotypes).

Sphaerophorus globosus var. gracilis (Müll.Arg.) Zahlbr., Cat. Lich. Univ. 1: 693 (1923)

Räsänen, V. (1933) Contribution to the lichen flora of North America. - Annals of the Missouri Botanical Garden 20: 7–21. (Mattick Rec.# 21960 - Literature on Lichens) (Sphaerophorus tuckermanii: p. 20)

Goward, T. 1999. The lichens of British Columbia - Illustrated Keys - Part 2 - Fruticose Species. Province of British Columbia, Ministry of Forests Research Program, 319 pp. (RLL List # 176 / Rec.# 6980 - Recent Literature on Lichens) Online Reference page. : Sphaerophorus Pers. (pp. 218-221) (Description of Sphaerophorus tuckermanii: p. 220)

Tibell, L. and Ryan, B.D. (2004) Sphaerophorus (pp. 507-508) 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. # 25958 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Description of S. tuckermanii [as Sphaerophorus globosus var. gracilis]: pp. 507-508)

Wedin, M.; Högnabba, F. and Goward, T. (2009) A new species of Sphaerophorus, and a key to the family Sphaerophoraceae in western North America. The Bryologist 112(2): 368–374. (RLL List # 215 / Rec. # 31601 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (JSTOR) (Description of Sphaerophorus tuckermanii: pp. 370-372; black-and-white photo of thallus: p. 370, fig. 1; distribution map of western North America: p. 370, fig. 2)

English: Ball-headed coral