Common Names
Common Names in English:
Peltula Lichen
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Lichenous
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,394 meters (0 to 7,854 feet).Mean = 519.190 meters (1,703.379 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,013.780 based on 132 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.
Taxonomy
- 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
()
- V. Reeb Et Al., 2004
- Order:
Lichinales
()
- Henssen & Büdel, in Hawksworth & Eriksson, 1986
- Family:
Peltulaceae
()
- Büdel, 1986
- Genus:
Peltula
()
- (Nyl.) Gyelnik
- Specific descriptor:
obscurans
- (Nyl.) Gyeln. 1935
- Scientific name: - Peltula obscurans (Nyl.) Gyeln. 1935
- Specific descriptor:
obscurans
- (Nyl.) Gyeln. 1935
- Genus:
Peltula
(
- Family:
Peltulaceae
(
- Order:
Lichinales
(
- Class:
Ascomycetes
(
- Subphylum:
Pezizomycotina
(
- Phylum:
Ascomycota
(
- Subkingdom:
Dikarya
(
- Kingdom:
Fungi
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Endocarpiscum obscurans Nyl. 1872
- Heppia acarosporoides Müll. Arg. 1892
- Heppia obscurans (Nyl.) Nyl. 1887
- Peltula obscurans (Nyl.) Gyeln. 1935
- Peltula subglebosa (Müll. Arg.) Filson 1988
- Placodium subglebosum Müll. Arg. 1889
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Peltula
There are approximately 41 species in this genus:
P. africana · P. auriculata · P. bolanderi (Bolander's Peltula Lichen) · P. boletiformis · P. clavata (Peltula Lichen) · P. congregata · P. coriacea · P. crispatula · P. cylindrica (Peltula Lichen) · P. cylindrica wetmore · P. euploca · P. farinosa · P. imbricata · P. impressa · P. impressula · P. langei · P. lingulata · P. marginata · 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. obscuratula · P. omphaliza (Peltula Lichen) · P. pacodizans · P. patellata (Felt Lichen) · P. patellulata · P. placodizans (Peltula Lichen) · P. polyspora · P. psammophila · P. radicata (Peltula Lichen) · P. richardsii (Richards' Peltula Lichen) · P. rodriguesii · P. sonorensis (Felt Lichen) · P. sorensis · P. terrena · P. tortuosa (Peltula Lichen) · P. umbilicata · P. zahlbruckneri (Zahlbruckner's Peltula Lichen) · P. zahlbrucknerii
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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.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 6, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 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 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
- GBIF-Sweden: Fungi (S)
- 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 New York Botanical Garden: Ozark Lichens
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2642423
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: SF-411465
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 736787
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:411465
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 191795
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: PEOB7
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 54251
