Rhizocarpon alpicola

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Rhizocarpaceae
Genus: Rhizocarpon
Species: Rhizocarpon alpicola

Name

Rhizocarpon alpicola (Anzi) Rabenh., 1861

Basionym: Lecidea atrovirens var. alpicola Wahlenb., 1812

Synonyms

• Buellia alpicola (Wahlenb.) Anzi, 1860
• Buellia deludens (Nyl.) A.L.Sm.
• Catocarpus chionophilus (Th.Fr.) Stein
  
• Catocarpus oreites (Vain.) Eitner
• Lecidea alpicola (Wahlenb.) Hepp, 1853
• Lecidea atrovirens var. alpicola Wahlenb. 1812
• Lecidea atrovirens var. gerontica Ach., 1803
• Lecidea deludens Nyl., 1873
• Lecidea oreites Vain., 1883
• Rhizocarpon alpicola (Wahlenb.) Rabenh.   (as 'alpicolum')
• Rhizocarpon chionophilum Th.Fr.
• Rhizocarpon deludens (Nyl.) Zahlbr.
• Rhizocarpon geographicum f. geronticum (Ach.) Th.Fr., 1874
• Rhizocarpon geographicum var. geronticum (Ach.) Räsänen
• Rhizocarpon oreites (Vain.) Zahlbr.

References

• Rabenhorst, L. (1859-1865) Lichenes Europaei exsiccati. Dresden 1859-1865. Fasc. I-XXVII, Nr. 1-750. ?

• Purvis, O.W.; Coppins, B.J.; Hawksworth, D.L.; James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) (1992) Rhizocarpon (pp. 531-542) 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) (Rhizocarpon alpicola: p. 534)

• Thomson, J.W. (1997) Rhizocarpon (pp. 518-553). In American Arctic Lichens: 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, 675 pages.   (RLL List # 170 / Rec. # 18517 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon alpicola description: p. 522)

• Wirth, V. (1995) Rhizocarpon (pp. 802-819). - Teil 2 - In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp.; in German.   (RLL List # 159 / Rec. # 20405 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (Rhizocarpon alpicola: p. 808)

• USDA Plants Database

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

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

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

Vernacular names

English: Map lichen