Teloschistes exilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Teloschistaceae
Subfamilia: Teloschistoideae
Genus: Teloschistes
Species: Teloschistes exilis

Name

Teloschistes exilis (Michaux) Vainio, 1890

Basionym

• Physcia exilis Michx., 1803

References

Primary references

• Zahlbruckner, A. Catalogus Lichenum Universalis 7, 1930-1931, page 323

• Wainio, Étud. Lich. Brésil, vol. I, 1890, p. 115.

• Wainio, E.A. (1890) Etude sur la classification et la morphologie des lichens du Brésil, I. - Acta Soc. pro Fauna et Flora Fennica\Acta Soc. Fauna Fl. Fenn. 7: V-XXIX, 1-247.   **[Mattick Rec.# 30447] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)*(PDF file)

Additional references

• Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Teloschistes (pp. 674-676) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**(Description of Teloschistes exilis, distribution map for North America, and color photo of thallus: p. 675)

Links

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Teloschistes exilis

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Teloschistes exilis

Vernacular names

English: Slender orange bush lichen,   Teloschistes lichen