Opegrapha viridis (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: Lecanoromycetes () - O.e. Eriksson & K. Winka, 1997
        Subclass: Ostropomycetidae () - V. Reeb Et Al., 2004
        Order: Ostropales () - Nannf., 1932
        Family: Graphidaceae () - Dumort., 1822
        Genus: Opegrapha ()
        Specific descriptor: viridis - (Ach.) Nyl. 1861
        Scientific name: - Opegrapha viridis (Ach.) Nyl. 1861

Unambiguous Synonyms

Graphis involuta Wallr. 1831
Graphis viridis (Ach.) Branth & Rostr. 1869
Lecanactis involuta (Wallr.) A. Massal. 1860
Opegrapha involuta (Wallr.) Jatta 1900
Opegrapha rubella
Opegrapha rubella var. viridis Ach. 1803
Zwackhia involuta (Wallr.) K�rb. 1855
Zwackhia viridis (Ach.) Poetsch & Schied. 1872

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 10 providers.
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
Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Herbarium
GBIF-Sweden: Lund Botanical Museum (LD)
GTI Japan: EASIANET
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Costa Rica): Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns: Epiphytic Lichens of G. Lettau at the Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem
The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Danish Mycological Society, fungal records database
The New York Botanical Garden: Ozark Lichens
University of Bialystok, Institute of Biology: Lichenes North-Eastern Poland

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 10455249
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 511429
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:396767
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: OPVI3
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 51003