Myelochroa aurulenta

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Myelochroa
Species: Myelochroa aurulenta

Name

Myelochroa aurulenta (Tuck.) Elix & Hale, Mycotaxon 29: 240 (1987)   [Mycobank #130562]

Basionym

• Parmelia aurulenta Tuck., Amer. Journ. Sci. Arts, ser.2, 25: 424 (1858)   [Mycobank #397190]

Homotypic synonyms

• Parmelina aurulenta (Tuck.) Hale, Phytologia 28 (5): 482 (1974)   [Mycobank #342955]
• Hypotrachyna aurulenta (Tuck.) Krog & Swinscow, Lichenologist 19 (4): 420 (1987)   [Mycobank #130743]

Heterotypic synonyms

• Parmelia silvestris Degel., Ark. f. Bot. 30A (1): 47 (1942)   [Mycobank #368791]

• Parmelia aurulenta var. silvestris (Degel.) Degel., Ark. f. Bot. 30A (3): 58 (1942)   [Mycobank #476028]

• Myelochroa coreana Y.S.Park, Bryologist 93 (2): 132 (1990)   [Mycobank #129631]

• Myelochroa ibukiensis K.H. Moon, Kashiw. & Keis. Kobay., Journ. Jap. Bot. 88 (3): 140 (2013)   [Mycobank #803163]

References

• Elix, J.A. & Hale, M.E., Jr. 1987. Canomaculina, Myelochroa, Parmelinella, Parmelinopsis and Parmotremopsis, five new genera in the Parmeliaceae (lichenized Ascomycotina). Mycotaxon 29: 233–244. ResearchGate . Cyberliber Reference page. 

• Hale, M.E., Jr. 1974. Bulbothrix, Parmelina, Relicina and Xanthoparmelia, four new genera in the Parmeliaceae (Lichenes). Phytologia 28(5): 479–490. BHL Reference page. 

• Krog, H. & Swinscow, T.D.V. 1987. New species and new combinations in some parmelioid lichen genera, with special emphasis on East African taxa. The Lichenologist 19(4): 419–431. DOI: 10.1017/S0024282987000392 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Moon, K.-H., Ahn, C.-R. & Kashiwadani, H. 2015. Revision of the lichen genus Myelochroa (Ascomycotina: Parmeliaceae) in Korea. Journal of Species Research 4(1): 23–32. DOI: 10.12651/JSR.2015.4.1.023 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

• Moon, K.-H., Kashiwadani, H. & Kobayashi, K. 2013. A New Species of Myelochroa (Parmeliaceae, Lecanorales) from Shiga Prefecture, Japan. [ウチキウメノキゴケ属の新種, イブキウチキウメノキゴケ (新称, ウメノキゴケ科)]. The Journal of Japanese Botany 88(3): 140–143. DOI: 10.51033/jjapbot.88_3_10433 . JJB (PDF). Reference page. 

• Park, Y.-S. 1990. The Macrolichen Flora of South Korea. The Bryologist 93(2): 105–160. DOI: 10.2307/3243619 . Reference page. 

• Tuckerman, E. 1858. Supplement to an Enumeration of North American Lichens; Part first, containing brief diagnoses of New Species. The American Journal of Science and Arts, ser. 2, 25(75): 422–430. BHL Reference page. 

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Myelochroa (pp. 447-449) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages. (Description of M. aurulenta and distribution map for North America: p. 447; color photo: p. 448, plate 516)

• Flenniken, D. (1999) Myelochroa (Asah.) Elix & Hale (pp. 143-146) In The Macrolichens In West Virginia, 231 pages, 26 plates. (Published by D. Flenniken, 2273 Blachleyville Rd, Wooster, Ohio 44691) (Description of M. aurulenta: p. 144; color photo: plate 15, F)

• Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Myelochroa Elix & Hale, 1987 (pp. 322-325) In, The Macrolichens of New England. - Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden No. 96. New York Botanical Garden Press, Bronx, New York. 584 pp. (Description of M. aurulenta: pp. 323-324; color photo: p. 323, fig. 186)

• Nash III, T.H. and Elix, J.A. (2002) Myelochroa (pp. 288-289) 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. (Description of M. aurulenta: pp. 288-289; distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 289)

• Thomson, J.W. (2003) Myelochroa Elix & Hale (pp. 151-152) In, Lichens of Wisconsin. Wisconsin State Herbarium, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 386 pages. (Description of M. aurulenta: p. 151)

Links

• USDA Plants Database

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

• LIAS

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Myelochroa aurulenta

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Myelochroa aurulenta

Vernacular names

English: Powdery axil-bristle lichen,   Myelochroa lichen