Sclerophyton elegans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arthoniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Arthoniomycetes Ordo: Arthoniales

Familia: Opegraphaceae
Genus: Sclerophyton
Species: Sclerophyton elegans

Name

Sclerophyton elegans Eschw., 1824

Synonyms

• Chiodecton inscriptum (Nyl.) Fink, Lich. Fl. U.S.: 122 (1935)

• Sclerophyton inscriptum (Nyl.) Müll. Arg., Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 41 (1895)

• Enterographa elegans (Eschw.) Tuck., Syn. N. Amer. Lich. (Boston) 2: 119 (1888)

• Stigmatidium elegans (Fée) Spreng., Syst. veg., Edn 16 4(1): 243 (1827)

References

Primary references

• Eschw., Syst. Lich.: 25, fig. 8 (1824)

• Eschweiler, F.G. 1824: Systema lichenum, genera exhibens rite distincta, pluribus novis adaucta. - Norimbergiae. 1-26 pp.   **[Mattick Rec. # 31959] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)** (PDF file)

Additional references

• Makhija, U. and Adawadkar, B. 2002: The lichen genus Sclerophyton in India. - Lichenologist 34(4): 347–350.   **[RLL List # 189 / Rec.# 23728] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (doi:10.1006/lich.2002.0405)

Links

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Link to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Sclerophyton elegans