Usnea myrmaiacaina

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 myrmaiacaina

Name

Usnea myrmaiacaina P.Clerc, 2007

Type locality: U.S.A., Arizona, Santa Cruz Co.: Santa Rita Mountains, Madera Canyon.

Substrate and ecology: On bark (Quercus spp. and Pinus spp.), rarely on wood, in oak, pine-oak forests.

References

• Clerc, P. (2007) Usnea (pp. 302-335) In: Nash III, T.H., Gries, C., and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 3. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 567 pages.   (RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 29910 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (PDF file) (Description of U. myrmaiacaina: pp. 325-326; black-and-white photo: p. 325; distribution map for the Sonoran Desert Region: p. 326)

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank