Nephroma

Nephroma arcticum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Peltigeraceae
Subfamilia: Nephromatoideae
Genus: Nephroma
Species: N. arcticum – N. areolatum – N. australe – N. bellum – N. cellulosum – N. expallidum – N. flavorhizinatum – N. foliolatum – N. helveticum – N. hensseniae – N. isidiosum – N. javanicum – N. laevigatoides – N. laevigatum – N. occultum – N. orvoi – N. parile – N. resupinatum – N. rufum – N. servitianum – N. squamigerum – N. sulcatum – N. tangeriense – N. tomentellum – N. tropicum – N. venosum

Name

Nephroma Ach., in Luyken, Tent. Hist. Lich.: 92 (1809)

Type species: Nephroma arcticum (L.) Torss. 1843 (Lectotype designated by Clements & Shear, Gen. Fung. 318. 1931)

Synonyms

• Dermatodea Vent., Tabl. Règne Vég. 2: 34 (1799)
• Nephromatomyces E.A.Thomas, 1939
• Nephromiomyces E.A.Thomas ex Cif. & Tomas., Atti Ist. bot. Univ. Lab. crittog. Pavia, Ser. 5 10(1): 37, 64 (1953)
• Nephromium Nyl., Syn. Lich. 1(2): 318 (1860)
• Opisteria (Ach.) Vain., Ark. Bot. 8(no. 4): 93 (1909)
• Ornatinephroma Gyeln., 1934

References

Primary references

• Luyken, J.A. 1809. Tentamen historiae lichenum in genere, cui accendunt primae lineae distributionis novae.: 1–102. Henrik Dieterich, Gottingen. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Nephroma (pp. 451-457) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (The Book)

• Hinds, J.W. and Hinds, P.L. (2007) Nephroma Ach, 1810 (pp. 325-330) 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.   **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 30032] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

• McCune, B. and Geiser, L. (2009) Nephroma (pp. 207-213) Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. (Second Edition) Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 464 pp.   **[RLL List # 216 / Rec.# 31233] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**
• Thomas, E.A. 1939. Über die Biologie von Flechtenbildnern. Beiträge zur Kryptogamenflora der Schweiz 9(1): 1–208, pls. 1–6. DOI: 10.3929/ethz-a-000096674 . Reference page. 
• Thomson, J.W. (1984) Nephroma Ach., (pp. 275-284). In, American Arctic Lichens: 1. The Macrolichens. Columbia University Press, New York, 504 pages.   **[RLL List # 124-96 / Rec.# 18494] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

• Wetmore, C.M. and Nash III, T.H. (2002) Nephroma (pp. 296-298) 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.   **[RLL List # 187 / Rec.# 23085] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

• White, F.J. (1992) Nephroma Ach. (1810) (pp. 395-397) In: Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L., James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp.   **[RLL List # 151 / Rec.# 15105] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

• Discussion of the genus, Nephroma [From Flora of Australia volume 57 (2009)] by Simone H.J.J. Louwhoff

Links

• USDA Plants Database
• Index Fungorum: IF 3493
• MycoBank: MB 3493

Vernacular names

English: Kidney lichens,   Paw lichens

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