Usnea articulata

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Parmeliaceae
Subfamilia: Parmelioideae
Genus: Usnea
Species: Usnea articulata

Name

Usnea articulata (L.) Hoffm., 1796

Synonyms

• Usnea articulata var. intestiniformis (Ach.) Cromb., Grevillea 15: 48 (1886)
• Usnea contexta Motyka, Usnea 2: 436 (1937)
• Usnea capillacea Motyka, Usnea 2: 438 (1937)

References

• Hoffmann, Deutschl. Fl.: 133 (1796)

• Hoffmann, G.F. 1796 ['1795']. Deutschlands Flora oder Botanisches Taschenbuch. Zweiter Theil für das Jahr 1795. Cryptogamie.: 1–200. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.126793 BHL Reference page. 

• Dobson, F.S. (2000) (Fourth edition) Usnea (pp. 389-398) In, Lichens: An illustrated guide to the British and Irish species. The Richmond Publishing Co., Ltd., Slough, England, 431 pp. (Description, distribution map, and color photo of U. articulata: p. 392)

• James, P.W., Clerc, P. and Purvis, O.W. (1992) Usnea (pp. 620-629) In: Purvis, O.W., Coppins, B.J., Hawksworth, D.L., James, P.W. and Moore, D.M. (eds.) The Lichen Flora of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Natural History Museum Publication, 710 pp. (Description of U. articulata: pp. 622-623; diagram of constricted branches: p. 623, fig. 26e)

• Wirth, V. (1995) Usnea (pp. 940-953 - Teil 2) In, Die Flechten Baden-Württembergs, Teil 1 & 2. Eugen Ulmer GmbH & Co., Stuttgart. 1006 pp.; in German. (Description of U. articulata: p. 945; illustration of a branch: p. 943, Usnea c:)

• of British Lichens & Lichenicolous Fungi}}

• Checklist of the lichens of Australia and its island territories

• Stevens, G.N. (2004) Australian Lichens - Discussion of Usnea articulata

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Links to photos

• Flechtenbilder (Lichen Images) by Ulrich Kirschbaum - Usnea articulata

• Irish lichens (photos and descriptions) - Usnea articulata

Vernacular names

English: string-of-sausages lichen
Nederlands: saucijsbaardmos