Peltula placodizans

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Peltulaceae
Genus: Peltula
Species: Peltula placodizans

Name

Peltula placodizans (Zahlbr.) Wetmore, 1970

Substratum: On acidic rocks, frequently in places that receive some shade in deserts.

Basionym

• Heppia placodizans (Fink) Zahlbr., 1925

Synonyms

• Endocarpiscum placodizans Fink, 1909)
• Heppia placodizans (Fink) Zahlbr., 1925
• Peltula decorticans (Müll.Arg.) Filson, 1988
• Placoheppia placodizans (Zahlbr.) Oxner, 1956
• Pyrenopsidium decorticans Müll.Arg., 1892
• Solorinaria placodizans (Zahlbr.) Gyeln., 1935

References

• Wetmore, Ann. Mo. bot. Gdn. 57: 179 (1971) [1970]
• Wetmore, C.M. (1970) The lichen family Heppiaceae in North America. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 158–209. (Illustration of P. placodizans: fig. 25)
• Büdel, B. (1987) Zur Biologie und Systematik der Flechtengattungen Heppia und Peltula im südlichen Afrika. Bibliotheca Lichenologica, No. 23, J. Cramer, Berlin and Stuttgart. 105 pp. (Illustrations of P. placodizans: figs. 179-184)
• Büdel, B. and Nash III, T.H (2002) Peltula (pp. 331-340) In: Nash III, T.H., Ryan, B.D, Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 1. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 532 pages. (Description of P. placodizans, and distribution map for the Sonoran Desert Region: p. 338)
• Filson, R.B. (1988) The lichen genera Heppia and Peltula in Australia. Muelleria 6 (6): 495–517. (Illustration of P. placodizans: fig. 4)
• USDA Plants Database
• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#14) 8 Oct 2008
• Index Fungorum
• MycoBank

Link to photos

• Pictures of tropical lichens - Peltula placodizans

• The Lichen Herbarium, Natural History Museum, University of Oslo, Norway (Photo Gallery) - Peltula placodizans

Vernacular names

English: Peltula lichen