Leptochidium

Leptochidium

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Massalongiaceae
Genus: Leptochidium
Species: L. albociliatum – L. crenatulum

Name

Leptochidium M.Choisy, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 21(7): 165 (1952). [MycoBank #2762]

Type species: Leptochidium albociliatum (Desm.) M.Choisy, Bull. Mens. Soc. Linn. Lyon 21(7): 165 (1952). [MycoBank #367824]

References

• Choisy, M.G.B. 1952. Catalogue des lichens de la région lyonnaise [9]. (suite: 129–144). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon 21(7): 165–180. DOI: 10.3406/linly.1952.7511 . Reference page. 

• Wedin, M., Jørgensen, P.M. & Wiklund, E. 2007. Massalongiaceae fam. nov., an overlooked monophyletic group among the cyanobacterial lichens (Peltigerales, Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota). The Lichenologist 39(1): 61–67. RLL List # 206 / Rec.# 29339 – Recent Literature on Lichens DOI: 10.1017/S002428290700655X Reference page. 

Links

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

• USDA Plants Database

Vernacular names

English: Leptochidium lichens