Description
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of 390 meters (1,278 feet).[1]
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- 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:
Lecanoromycetidae
()
- P.m. Kirk Et Al., 2001 Ex J. Miadlikowska Et Al., in D.s. Hibbett Et Al., 2007
- Order:
Lecanorales
()
- Nannf., 1932
- Family:
Parmeliaceae
()
- Zenker, 1827
- Genus:
Parmotrema
()
- Specific descriptor:
cristiferum
- (Taylor) Hale 1974
- Scientific name: - Parmotrema cristiferum (Taylor) Hale 1974
- Specific descriptor:
cristiferum
- (Taylor) Hale 1974
- Genus:
Parmotrema
(
- Family:
Parmeliaceae
(
- Order:
Lecanorales
(
- Subclass:
Lecanoromycetidae
(
- Class:
Ascomycetes
(
- Subphylum:
Pezizomycotina
(
- Phylum:
Ascomycota
(
- Subkingdom:
Dikarya
(
- Kingdom:
Fungi
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Parmelia cristifera Taylor 1847
- Parmelia perforata var. ulophylla Meyen & Flot. 1843
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Parmotrema
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 191 species and subspecies in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:
P. abessinica · P. abessinicum · P. acrotrychum · P. adspersum · P. affluens · P. aldabrense · P. alectoronicum · P. amaniense · P. andinum · P. aptrootii · P. araucariarum · P. argentinum · P. arnoldii · P. arnoldii arnoldii · P. arteagum · P. aurantiacoparvum · P. austrocetratum · P. austrosinense · P. austrosinensis · P. balense · P. bangii · P. blanchetianum · P. breviciliatum · P. catarinae · P. cetratum · P. chiapense · P. chinense · P. circinatum · P. commensuratum · P. compositum · P. conferendum · P. conformatum · P. confusum · P. conjunctum · P. convolutum · P. cooperi · P. coralliforme · P. corniculans · P. crinita · P. crinitoides · P. crinitum · P. cristiferum · P. crocoides · P. cryptoxanthum · P. defectum · P. delicatulum · P. demethylmicrophyllinicum · P. despectum · P. diffractaicum · P. dilatatum · P. direagens · P. diversum · P. dominicanum · P. durumae · P. eborinum · P. eciliatum · P. elacinulatum · P. endosulphureum · P. erubescens · P. eunetum · P. euplectinum · P. eurysacum · P. expansum · P. explanatum · P. fasciculatum · P. fistulatum · P. flavescens · P. flavomedullosum · P. flavotinctum · P. forsteri · P. gardneri · P. gattefossei · P. gloriosum · P. gradsteinii · P. grayanum · P. hababianum · P. hanningtonianum · P. hensseniae · P. hicksii · P. hololobum · P. hypoleucinum · P. hypomiltoides · P. hypotropum · P. incrassatum · P. indicum · P. indicum hale · P. internexum · P. judithae · P. judithiae · P. larense · P. latissimum · P. leucosemothetum · P. lobulascens · P. lophogenum · P. louisianae · P. luminosa · P. maclayanum · P. macrocarpum · P. madagascariaceum · P. mantiqueirense
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Further Reading
- Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). London: The Museum, 1951-1992. ENG url p. 173, p. 70.
Notes
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.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 8 providers.
- Species Fungorum 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- Arizona State University, International Institute for Species Exploration: Arizona State University Lichen Herbarium
- Australian National Herbarium (CANB)
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem: Lichen Herbarium Berlin
- Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Herbarium
- Herbier de la Guyane
- Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad (Costa Rica): Biodiversidad de Costa Rica
- National Herbarium of New South Wales: Plants of Papua New Guinea
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Lichen herbarium, Bergen (BG)
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Lichen herbarium, Oslo (O)
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3219929
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: SF-343031
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:343031
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2608798
Footnotes
- Standard Deviation = 1,107.320 based on 201 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
