Polychidium contortum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Massalongiaceae
Genus: Polychidium
Species: Polychidium contortum

Name

Polychidium contortum Henssen, 1963

References

Primary references

• Henssen, Symb. bot. upsal. 18: 108 (1963)

• Henssen, A. (1963) Eine Revision der Flechtenfamilien Lichinaceae und Ephebaceae. - Symbolae Bot. Upsalienses 18 (1): 1–123.   **[RLL List # 49 / Rec.# 8306] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

Additional references

• Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Polychidium (pp. 579-580) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Polychidium contortum: p. 579; color photo: p. 580, plate 701)

Links

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#15) 27 Aug 2009

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Polychidium contortum

Vernacular names

English: Woollybear lichen