Wahlenbergiella mucosa

Taxonavigation edit

Taxonavigation: Verrucariales 

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

Familia: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Wahlenbergiella
Species: Wahlenbergiella mucosa

Name edit

Wahlenbergiella mucosa (Wahlenb.) Gueidan & Thüs in Gueidan et al., Taxon 58(1): 200 (2009). [MycoBank #512888]

Basionym edit

  • Verrucaria mucosa Wahlenb. in Acharius, Method. Lich. Suppl.: 23 (1803). [MycoBank #409426]

Heterotypic synonyms edit

  • Verrucaria laetevirens Massee, Journ. Bot. [London] 30(355): 193 (1892). [MycoBank #487320] (nom. illeg.)
(non Verrucaria laetevirens Borrer in Hooker & Sowerby, Suppl. Engl. Bot. 1: tab. 2658 (1831). [MycoBank #463659])
  • Thrombium laetevirens A.L.Sm., Monogr. Brit. Lich. (2): 306 (1911). [MycoBank #407545]

References edit

  • Acharius, E. 1803. Methodus qua omnes detectos Lichenes secundum organa carpomorpha ad Genera, Species et Varietates redigere atque observationibus illustrare tentavit Erik Acharius., Sect. 1: 1–52, i–lv, 1–152, Sect. 2: 153–393, pl. 1–8. BHL Reference page
  • Smith, A.L. 1911. A Monograph of the British Lichens: A descriptive catalogue of the species in the Department of Botany, British Museum. (2): 1–409, pls. 1–59. British Museum, London. BHL Reference page


  • 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.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22402] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description, color photo, and map of Verrucaria mucosa: p. 402)   (Verrucaria mucosa now named Wahlenbergiella mucosa)
  • 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.   **[RLL List # 151 / Rec.# 15105] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Verrucaria mucosa: p. 639)   (Verrucaria mucosa now named Wahlenbergiella mucosa)
  • Thomson, J.W. (1997) Verrucaria (pp. 629-645). In, American Arctic Lichens: 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, 675 pages.   **[RLL List # 170 / Rec.# 18517] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Verrucaria mucosa: p. 640; map: p. 641)

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