Sphaerophorus venerabilis

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Sphaerophoraceae
Genus: Sphaerophorus
Species: Sphaerophorus venerabilis

Name

Sphaerophorus venerabilis Wedin, Högnabba & Goward, 2009

Type species: CANADA. British Columbia: W side of Clearwater Lake (S end), 700 m, 51^o07'N, 120^o10'W, 23 Nov 2006, T. Goward & C. Björk 06-2222 (UBC, holotype; isotypes distributed in Moberg, Lich. Sel. Ex. Upsal.).

References

• Wedin, M.; Högnabba, F. and Goward, T. (2009) A new species of Sphaerophorus, and a key to the family Sphaerophoraceae in western North America. The Bryologist 112(2): 368–374.   (RLL List # 215 / Rec. # 31601 - Recent Literature on Lichens) (JSTOR) (Description of Sphaerophorus venerabilis: pp. 372-373; black-and-white photo of thallus: p. 372, fig. 3; distribution map of western North America: p. 372, fig. 4)

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos -Sphaerophorus venerabilis