Lichinella americana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lichinales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lichinomycetes Ordo: Lichinales

Familia: Lichinaceae
Genus: Lichinella
Species: Lichinella americana

Name

Lichinella americana Henssen, 1968

On siliceous rock.

References

• Henssen, A. (1968) Eine neue Lichinella-Art aus Nordamerika (Lichenes). Nova Hedwigia 15: 543–550. (Description of L. americana: p. 544; illustrations: tab. 71 a-d; top)

• Henssen, A., Büdel, B. and Nash III, T.H. (1985) Three new species of Lichinella described from Mexico. Bryologist 88: 285–292. (Black-and-white photos of L. americana: p. 286, Figure 6; p. 288, Figure 11; p. 292, Figure 31) [1]

• Schultz, M. (2005) An overview of the genus Lichinella in southwestern United States and NW Mexico, and the new species Lichinella granulosa. Bryologist 108: 567–590. (L. americana, description: p. 569; black-and-white photos: p. 570, Fig. 1A & C; distribution map: p. 586) [2]

• Schultz, M. (2007) Lichinella (pp. 233-242) In: Nash III, T.H., Gries, C., and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 3. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 567 pages. (Description of L. americana: pp. 235-236; Sonoran Desert distribution map: p. 236) (Color photo in photo section of Vol. III)

• Tyson, V.; Garrett, G.; St. Clair, L.L.; Schultz, M. and Holt, E.A. 2016: Northward range expansions of several Lichinella Nyl. species (Lichinaceae) in the Western United States. Evansia 33(4): 174–182.

• Index Fungorum
• LIAS

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist (Aug 2008)

Vernacular names

English: American lichinella lichen