Teloschistes chrysophthalmus

Description

Habitat

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 4,212 meters (0 to 13,819 feet).Mean = 278.180 meters (912.664 feet), Standard Deviation = 617.710 based on 164 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre.

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: Lecanoromycetidae () - P.m. Kirk Et Al., 2001 Ex J. Miadlikowska Et Al., in D.s. Hibbett Et Al., 2007
        Order: Teloschistales () - D. Hawksw. & O.e. Eriksson, 1986
        Family: Teloschistaceae () - Zahlbr., 1898
        Genus: Teloschistes ()
        Specific descriptor: chrysophthalmus - (L.) Th. Fr. 1861
        Scientific name: - Teloschistes chrysophthalmus (L.) Th. Fr. 1861

Unambiguous Synonyms

Lichen chrysophthalmus L.
Physcia chrysophthalma (L.) DC.
Teloschistes chrysophthalmus (L.) Th. Fr. 1860

Notes

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

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Teloschistes

There are approximately 162 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

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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.
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 August 2, 2008.
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
GBIF-Spain: BDBCV BioBlitz in Penyagolosa (Castellón, Spain)
GBIF-Spain: Departamento de Biolog. Veg. II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid: MAF-Lich
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: 3872146
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: SF-406786
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14367768
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:406786
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2359901

Teloschistes chrysophthalmus

Description

Habitat

Taxonomy

Unambiguous Synonyms

Notes

Similar Species

Members of the genus Teloschistes

More Info

Notes

Contributors

Data Sources

Identifiers

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