Peltigera britannica

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Peltigeraceae
Subfamilia: Peltigeroideae
Genus: Peltigera
Species: Peltigera britannica

Name

Peltigera britannica (Gyelnik) Holt.-Hartw. & Tønsberg, 1983

Basionym

• Peltidea variolosa f. britannica Gyeln.

Synonyms

• Peltidea aphthosa sensu auct. brit., 2002
• Peltigera aphthosa sensu auct. brit., 2002

References

Primary references

• Holt.-Hartw. & Tønsberg, Nordic Jl Bot. 3: 681–688 (1983)

• Tønsberg, T. and Holtan-Hartwig, J. (1983) Phycotype pairs in Nephroma, Peltigera and Lobaria in Norway. Nordic Journal of Botany 3: 681–688.   **[RLL List # 120-129 / Rec.# 18806] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (DOI: 10.1111/j.1756-1051.1983.tb01479.x)

Additional references

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Peltigera (pp. 503-522) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Peltigera britannica, description & photo: pp. 505-06)

• Dobson, F.S. (2000) Peltigera (pp. 279-86) 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)** (Peltigera britannica: p. 282)

• Goward, T.; McCune, B. and Meidinger, D. (1994) Peltigera (pp. 97-106). In, The lichens of British Columbia. Illustrated Keys. Part I. - Foliose and squamulose species. B.C. Ministry of Forests, Victoria, B.C. Special Report Series 8., 181 pages.   **[RLL List # 156 / Rec.# 6950] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Web site)

• Purvis, O.W.; Coppins, B.J.; Hawksworth, D.L.; James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) (1992) Peltigera (pp. 440-447). 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)** (Peltigera britannica: p. 442)

Links

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist (Apr. 2008)

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Peltigera britannica

• The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Peltigera britannica

Vernacular names

English: Flaky freckle pelt;   British felt lichen