Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,647 meters (0 to 8,684 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:
Lichinomycetes
()
- V. Reeb et al., 2004
- Order:
Lichinales
()
- Henssen & Büdel, in Hawksworth & Eriksson, 1986
- Family:
Peltulaceae
()
- Büdel, 1986
- Genus:
Peltula
()
- Nyl., 1853
- Specific descriptor:
euploca
- (Ach.) Poelt ex Ozenda & Clauzade 1970
- Scientific name: - Peltula euploca (Ach.) Poelt ex Ozenda & Clauzade 1970
- Specific descriptor:
euploca
- (Ach.) Poelt ex Ozenda & Clauzade 1970
- Genus:
Peltula
(
- Family:
Peltulaceae
(
- Order:
Lichinales
(
- Class:
Lichinomycetes
(
- Subphylum:
Pezizomycotina
(
- Phylum:
Ascomycota
(
- Subkingdom:
Dikarya
(
- Kingdom:
Fungi
(
Synonyms
Endocarpon euplocum (Ach.) Ach. 1803 • Lichen euplocus Ach. 1798 • Verrucaria euploca (Ach.) Borrer 1831
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 05-Sep-2008
Similar Species
Members of the genus Peltula
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 16 species and subspecies in this genus:
P. bolanderi (Bolander's Peltula Lichen) · P. clavata (Peltula Lichen) · P. cylindrica (Peltula Lichen) · P. michoacanensis (Peltula Lichen) · P. obscurans (Peltula Lichen) · P. obscurans var. deserticola (Peltula Lichen) · P. obscurans var. hassei (Hasse's Peltula Lichen) · P. obscurans var. obscurans (Peltula Lichen) · P. omphaliza (Peltula Lichen) · P. patellata (Felt Lichen) · P. placodizans (Peltula Lichen) · P. radicata (Peltula Lichen) · P. richardsii (Richards' Peltula Lichen) · P. sonorensis (Felt Lichen) · P. tortuosa (Peltula Lichen) · P. zahlbruckneri (Zahlbruckner's Peltula Lichen)
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Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 11, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 03, 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
- GBIF-Spain: Departamento de Biolog. Veg. II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid: MAF-Lich
- GBIF-Sweden: Fungi (S)
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Lichen field notes, Oslo (O)
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Lichen herbarium, Bergen (BG)
- Natural History Museum, University of Oslo: Lichen herbarium, Oslo (O)
- The New York Botanical Garden: Ozark Lichens
- Utah Valley State College (UVSC): Utah Valley State College Herbarium
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3872151
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: SF-283823
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13809863
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:343156
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 191793
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: HEPO8
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 42675
Footnotes
- Mean = 466.150 meters (1,529.364 feet), Standard Deviation = 909.370 based on 214 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
