Arthonia polymorpha

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arthoniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Arthoniomycetes Ordo: Arthoniales

Familia: Arthoniaceae
Genus: Arthonia
Species: Arthonia polymorpha
Varietates: A. p. var. guayacana – A. p. var. polymorpha – A. p. var. substellata

Name

Arthonia polymorpha Ach., 1814

Homotypic synonyms

• Opegrapha polymorpha (Ach.) Tuck., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 1: 368 (1848)

• Arthonia graphidis Fée, 1837

• Arthonia polymorpha Fée, 1824

Primary references

• Zahlbruckner's Cat. Lich. Univ. 2: 76, 275

• https://web.archive.org/web/20200320030558/http://www.cybertruffle.org.uk/cyberliber/02848/0076.htm

• Arthonia polymorpha Ach. Synops. Lich., 1814, p. 7.

• Acharius, E. (1814) Synopsis methodica lichenum, sistens omnes hujus ordinis naturalis detectas plantas, quas, secundum genera, species et varietates disposuit, characteribus et differentiis emendatis definivit, nec non synonymis et observationibus selectis illustravit auctor. Lund. 392 pp.   **[Mattick Rec. # 30923] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)**   (Arthonia polymorpha: p. 7)  (PDF file)

Selected reference

• Thomson, J.W. (2003) Arthonia (pp. 31-35). In, Lichens of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 386 pages.   **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24161] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Description of Arthonia polymorpha: p. 34)

Links

• LIAS

• USDA Plants Database

• T.L. Esslinger -- North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#19) 23 March 2014 (list A)

• Arthonia polymorpha in Index Fungorum.

• Arthonia polymorpha in MycoBank.

Photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Arthonia polymorpha

Vernacular names

English: Dot lichen