Sporopodium leprosum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Byssolomataceae
Genus: Sporopodium
Species: Sporopodium leprosum

Name

Sporopodium leprosum Øvstedal & Elix, 2007

Typification Details: Holotype BG, Øvstedal, 28 Nov. 1988

Host-Substratum/Locality: On trunk of tree: Guadeloupe

MB 510341

Diagnosis: Thallus crustaceus, albus, leprosus, cum campylidis, Acida diversa continens (vide infra). Apothecia non vidi.

Etymology: Epithet derives from the leprose upper surface of the thallus.

Holotype: GUADELOUPE, French Antilles, Basse-Terre, Mamelle de Petit-Burg, on undetermined tree. D.O. Øvstedal, 28 Nov 1988: BG.

Distribution: Known from the holotype specimen which was found in Guadeloupe.

References

• Øvstedal & Elix, Mycotaxon 99: 95 (2007)

• Øvstedal, D.O. and Elix, J.A. (2007) Three new lichen species from the French Antilles. - Mycotaxon 99: 91–97.   (RLL List # 207 / Rec. # 29390 - Recent Literature on Lichens) Complete Article (Black-and-white photo of Sporopodium leprosum: p. 93, Fig. 3)

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank