Nephroma occultum

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Peltigeraceae
Subfamilia: Nephromatoideae
Genus: Nephroma
Species: Nephroma occultum

Name

Nephroma occultum Wetmore, 1980

Host-Substratum/Locality: On Pseudotsuga menziesii: Oregon

References

Primary references

• Wetmore, Bryologist 83(2): 243 (1980)

• Wetmore, C.M. (1980) A new species of Nephroma from North America. - The Bryologist 83: 243–247.   **[RLL List # 108-98 / Rec.# 20215] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (JSTOR)

References

• Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Nephroma (pp. 451-457) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma occultum: pp. 455-456; distribution map for North America: p. 455; color photo: p. 456, plate 529)

• McCune, B. and Geiser, L. (2009) Nephroma (pp. 207-213) Macrolichens of the Pacific Northwest. (Second Edition) Oregon State University Press, Corvallis, 464 pp.   **[RLL List # 216 / Rec.# 31233] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Nephroma occultum and color photo: p. 211)

Links

• LIAS

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Link to photo

• Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen photos - Nephroma occultum

Vernacular names

English: Cryptic kidney lichen,   Cryptic paw lichen,   Kidney lichen