Arthonia varians var. varians

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Arthoniaceae
Genus: Arthonia
Species: Arthonia varians
Varietas: Arthonia varians var. varians

Name

Arthonia varians var. varians (Davies) Nyl., 1861

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Host: On apothecial discs of Lecanora rupicola. (Grube 2007, p. 60)   (& Lecanora helicopis)

Basionym

• Lichen varians Davies, 1794

Synonyms

• Arthonia glaucomaria (Nyl.) Nyl., 1856
• Lecidea glaucomaria Nyl., 1852
• Celidium varians (Davies) Arnold, 1862
• Lecanora glaucoma subsp. varians (Davies) Ach., 1810
• Lecanora rimosa var. varians (Davies) Hepp ex Müll. Arg., 1862
• Lecanora rimosa var. varians (Davies) Hepp ex Müll. Arg., 1862
• Lecanora varians (Davies) Röhl., 1813
• Parmelia glaucoma subsp. varians (Davies) Ach., 1803
• Zeora glaucoma f. varians (Davies) Flot., 1849

Primary references

• Nyl., Lich. Scand. (Uppsala): 260 (1861)

• Nylander, W. (1861) Lichenes Scandinaviae (sive Prodromus Lichenographiae Scandinaviae). - Notiser ur Sällsk. pro Fauna et Flora Fennica Förhandlingar\Not. Sällsk. Fauna Fl. Fenn. Förhandl. 5 (=NS 2): 1–313.   **[Mattick Rec. # 29015] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)**   (Web site)   (Web site)

References

• Dobson, F.S. (2000) (Fourth edition) Arthonia (pp. 57-62) 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 and color photo of Arthonia varians: p. 61.)

• Grube, M. (2007) Arthonia (pp. 39-61) 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.# 30003] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Description of Arthonia varians: pp. 60-61; Sonoran Desert distribution map: p. 61)

• Hawksworth, D.L. (2003) The lichenicolous fungi of Great Britain and Ireland: an overview and annotated checklist. Lichenologist 35: 191–232.   **[RLL List # 192 / Rec.# 24763] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (doi:10.1016/S0024-2829(03)00027-6)

• Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2003) Lichenicolous fungi: interactions, evolution, and biodiversity. - The Bryologist 106(1): 81–120.   **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24248] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (JSTOR)   (PDF file)

• Puntillo, D. (1996) I Licheni di Calabria. Monografie XXII. Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali, Torino:.   **[RLL List # 170 / Rec.# 15098] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Illustration of Arthonia varians: Tav. III, as Arthonia glaucomaria)

• Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L., James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) (1992) Arthonia (pp. 74-88) 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)**   (Artlhonia varians: p. 87)

Links

• Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2011) Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. - http://www.lichenicolous.net (3/22/2011)

• Lamb's Index nom. lich.: 40

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

• Arthonia varians var. varians in Index Fungorum.

• Arthonia varians var. varians in MycoBank.

Links to photos

• Lichen Gallery of Leif & Anita Stridvall - Arthonia varians