Verrucaria muralis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Verrucariales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Eurotiomycetes Subclassis: Chaetothyriomycetidae Ordo: Verrucariales

Familia: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Verrucaria
Species: Verrucaria muralis

Name

Verrucaria muralis Ach., 1803

Synonyms

Verrucaria rupestris Schrad., 1794
Verrucaria submuralis Nyl., 1875
Verrucaria virens sensu auct. brit., 2002
Verrucaria confluens A.Massal.

References

• Ach., Meth. Lich.: 115 (1803).

• Acharius, E. (1803) Methodus qua omnes detectos lichenes secundum organa carpomorpha ad genera, species et varietates redigere atque observationibus illustrare tentavit Erik Acharius (Methodus Lichenum). Cum tab. aen. Stockholm. [1]

• Breuss, O. (2007) Verrucaria (pp. 335-377). 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. (Description of V. muralis: pp. 365-66; drawing of perithecia: p. 361)

• Dobson, F.S. (2000) (Fourth edition) Verrucaria (pp. 399-408) In, Lichens: An illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. The Richmond Publishing Co., Ltd., Slough, England, 431 pp. (Description, color photo, map, and sketch of perithecium of V. muralis: p. 407)

• Fröberg, L. (1989) The calcicolous lichens on the Great Alvar of Öland, Sweden, Lunds Universitet. 110 pp. (Illustration of V. muralis: p. 92)

• Harada, H. (1996) Taxonomic notes on the lichen family Verrucariaceae in Japan (VIII). Verrucaria muralis Ach. Nat. Hist. res. 4: 11-15. (Illustrations of V. muralis: pp. 12 & 14)

• Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L., James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) (1992) Verrucaria (pp. 630-642) In, The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp. (V. muralis: p. 639)

• Thomson, J.W. (1997) Verrucaria (pp. 629-645). In, American Arctic Lichens: 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, 675 pages. (Description of V. muralis: p. 640; map: p. 641)

• Thomson, J.W. (2003) Verrucaria (pp. 241-244). In, Lichens of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 386 pages. (V. muralis: p. 244)

• van Herk, K. and Aptroot, A. (2004) Verrucaria (pp. 374-389) In, Veldgids Korstmossen. Koninkliijke Nederlandse Natuurhistorische Vereniging, 423 pages. (Description of V. muralis: p. 384; color photo: p. 385)

• Wirth, V. (1995) Verrucaria (pp. 953-969 - Teil 2) In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp. (V. muralis: p. 967)

• Index Fungorum

• USDA Plants Database
• North American Lichen Checklist (May 2008)

Links to photos

• Flechtenbilder (Lichen Images) by Ulrich Kirschbaum - Verrucaria muralis

• Lichen Gallery of Leif & Anita Stridvall - Verrucaria muralis

Vernacular names

English: Wart lichen
Nederlands: zwart-op-wit-korst