Caloplaca lignicola

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Teloschistaceae
Subfamilia: Caloplacoideae
Genus: Caloplaca
Species: Caloplaca lignicola

Name

Caloplaca lignicola Wetmore, 2009

Type location: U.S.A. South Dakota: McPherson Co., ca. 11 mi [17.6 km] W and 2 mi [3.2 km] S of Leola, adjacent to Nature Conservancy's Ordway Preserve, elev. ca. 1900ft. [580 m], 45^o42'31"N, 99^o09'28"W, 29 Apr 2007, M.K.Advaita 5435 (MIN, holotype; ASU, GZU, KANU, LD, NY and others, isotypes)

Ecology and distribution: On old boards and wood in open sun. Known from the northern Great Plains in North and South Dakota.

References

• Wetmore, C.M. (2009) New species of Caloplaca (Teloschistaceae) from North America. The Bryologist 112(2): 379–386.   (RLL List # 215 / Rec. # 31614 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (JSTOR) (Description of Caloplaca lignicola: pp. 380-381; distribution map: p. 281, fig. 2; color photo: p. 385, fig. 8)

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#17) 16 May 2011

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank