Usnea merrillii

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Usnea
Species: Usnea merrillii

Name

Usnea merrillii Motyka, 1937

References

• Motyka, J., Lich. Gen. Usnea Monogr., fasc. 2, 1937, p. 355 et 371.

• Motyka, J. (1938) Lichenum generis Usnea studium monographicum. Pars systematica, volumen secundum. Leopoli. 305-651 pp.   (Mattick Rec.# 28700 - Mattick's Index on Lichens)

• Herrera-Campos, M.A., Clerc, P. and Nash III, T.H. (1998) Pendulous species of Usnea from temperate forests in Mexico. The Bryologist 101(2): 303–329.   (RLL List # 171 / Rec.# 8393 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (JSTOR) (Description of U. merrillii: pp. 322-323; black-and-white photos of soralia: p. 309, fig. 8c & d; distribution map for Mexico: p. 316, fig 12n)

• USDA Plants Database

• Checklist of Japanese Lichens

• North American Lichen Checklist

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Vernacular names

English: Merrill's beard lichen