Opegrapha niveoatra (Scribble Lichen)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Scribble Lichen

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Lichenous

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- Kingdom: Fungi () - T.l. Jahn & F.f. Jahn, 1949 Ex R.t. Moore, 1980 - Fungi
  - Subkingdom: Dikarya () - D.s. Hibbett Et Al., in D.s. Hibbett Et Al., 2007
    - Phylum: Ascomycota () - H.c. Bold, 1957 Ex T. Cavalier-Smith, 1998 - Sac Fungi
      - Subphylum: Pezizomycotina () - O.e. Eriksson & K. Winka, 1997
        Class: Ascomycetes () - O.e. Eriksson & K. Winka, 1997
        Subclass: Ostropomycetidae () - V. Reeb Et Al., 2004
        Order: Arthoniales () - Nannf., 1932
        Family: Graphidaceae () - Dumort., 1822
        Genus: Opegrapha ()
        Specific descriptor: niveoatra - (Borrer) J.R. Laundon 1963
        Scientific name: - Opegrapha niveoatra (Borrer) J.R. Laundon 1963

Unambiguous Synonyms

Opegrapha amphotera Nyl. 1866
Opegrapha dubia Leight. ex Arnold 1861
Opegrapha niveoatra (Borrer) J. R. Laundon 1963
Opegrapha subsiderella (Nyl.) Arnold 1884
Opegrapha vulgata var. siderella
Opegrapha vulgata var. subsiderella Nyl.
Pyrenotea hippocastani Lightf.
Pyrenotea niveoatra (Borrer) Leight. 1851
Thrombium niveoatrum (Borrer) Schaer. 1850
Verrucaria niveoatra Borrer 1831

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Opegrapha

There are approximately 388 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

O. abnormis · O. abnormis var. varia · O. acicularis · O. africana · O. agelaea (Scribble Lichen) · O. agelaeina · O. agelaeoides · O. alba · O. albidoatra · O. alboatra · O. albocincta · O. alborimosa · O. allorgei · O. ampholera · O. angustata · O. anomea · O. aperiens · O. apomelaena · O. arabica · O. arengae · O. areniseda · O. astraea (Scribble Lichen) · O. aterula · O. atra · O. atratula · O. atrorimalis · O. aurantiaca (Scribble Lichen) · O. bacidiae · O. bahamensis · O. bengalensis · O. betuligna · O. betulinoides · O. bonplandi · O. bonplandii (Bonpland's Scribble Lichen) · O. bonplandii f. bonplandii · O. bonplandii var. abbreviata · O. bonplandii var. bonplandii · O. bonplandii var. conglomerata · O. bonplandii var. quassiaecola · O. brattiae · O. brevis · O. brevissima · O. brigantina · O. bullata · O. caesareensis · O. caesia · O. calcarea (Calcareous Scribble Lichen) · O. candida (Scribble Lichen) · O. celtidicola · O. cerebriforme · O. cesareensis · O. chionoplaca · O. chlorographa · O. chlorographiza · O. chrysocarpa · O. cinerea f. intermedia · O. circumducta · O. cladoniicola · O. comma · O. commatodes · O. conferta anzi · O. conglomerata · O. corinnea · O. corticola · O. corumbensis · O. cretacea · O. culmigena · O. curvula · O. cylindrica · O. cymbiformis · O. cypressi (Scribble Lichen) · O. demissa · O. demutata · O. desquamescens · O. devia · O. diaphoriza · O. diaphoroides · O. dibbenii · O. dichaenella · O. diffracticola · O. dimidiata · O. dirinicola · O. dolomitica · O. dracaenarum · O. duckei · O. durieui · O. ectolechiacearum · O. endoleuca · O. enteroleuca · O. epigraphella · O. epiphega · O. epiporina · O. euphorbiae · O. farinosa · O. filicina var. filicina · O. flexuososerpens · O. follmannii · O. foreaui · O. forsandri · O. fumosa

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Contributors

Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. [http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/Taxonomicon/]. Access date: Nov 23, 2005
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 05, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 6 providers.
MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 17, 2008.
Species Fungorum 2006.
USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:

Arizona State University, International Institute for Species Exploration: Arizona State University Lichen Herbarium
Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem: Lichen Herbarium Berlin
GBIF-Spain: Real Jardin Botanico, Madrid: MA-Lichen
GBIF-Sweden: Lund Botanical Museum (LD)
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Lichen herbarium, Bergen (BG)
Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Lichen herbarium, Oslo (O)
The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Botanical Museum, Copenhagen, the Phycology Herbarium
The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Danish Mycological Society, fungal records database
University of Bialystok, Institute of Biology: Lichenes North-Eastern Poland

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3221611
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: SF-345379
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14384888
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:345379
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: OPNI3
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 49754