Massalongia microphylliza

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Massalongiaceae
Genus: Massalongia
Species: Massalongia microphylliza

Name

Massalongia microphylliza (Nyl. ex Hasse) Henssen, 1963

Substrate and ecology: On sandstone in moist habitats from near sea level to 800 meters

World distribution: Western North America from southern California to British Columbia

Basionym

• Pannularia microphylliza Nyl., 1898

Synonyms

• Placynthium dubium Herre, 1910
• Placynthium microphyllizum (Nyl.) Hasse, 1913

References

• Henssen, A. (1963) The North America species of Massalongia and generic relationships. - Canad. Jour. Bot. 41: 1331–1346. (Recent Literature on Lichens) (doi:10.1139/b63-114)

• Nash III, T.H. (2002) Massalongia (pp. 272-274) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 1. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 532 pages. (Discussion of Massalongia microphylliza and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 274)

• USDA Plants database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

• LIAS

Vernacular names

English: Littlelobed lichen