Common Names
Common Names in English:
Disk Lichen
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Lichenous
Habitat
Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge at a mean distance from sea level of -57 meters (-186 feet).Standard Deviation = 725.880 based on 40 observations. Terrestrial altitude and ocean depth 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
()
- O.e. Eriksson & K. Winka, 1997
- Subclass:
Ostropomycetidae
()
- V. Reeb Et Al., 2004
- Order:
Agyriales
()
- Clem. & Shear, 1931
- Family:
Agyriaceae
()
- Corda, 1838
- Genus:
Trapelia
()
- Specific descriptor:
corticola
- Coppins & P. James 1984
- Scientific name: - Trapelia corticola Coppins & P. James 1984
- Specific descriptor:
corticola
- Coppins & P. James 1984
- Genus:
Trapelia
(
- Family:
Agyriaceae
(
- Order:
Agyriales
(
- Subclass:
Ostropomycetidae
(
- Class:
Ascomycetes
(
- Subphylum:
Pezizomycotina
(
- Phylum:
Ascomycota
(
- Subkingdom:
Dikarya
(
- Kingdom:
Fungi
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Trapelia corticola Coppins & P. James 1984
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Trapelia
There are approximately 21 species in this genus:
T. chiodectonoides · T. coarctata · T. coarctata f. coarctata · T. coarctata f. cotaria · T. coarctata var. coarctata · T. coarctata var. elachista · T. corticola (Disk Lichen) · T. corticola coppins · T. geochroa · T. herteliana · T. involuta · T. mayaguez · T. obtegens · T. pallidicervina · T. placodioides · T. placodioides coppins · T. placoides · T. rediviva · T. subconcolor · T. torellii var. brasiliensis · T. torellii var. torellii
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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.) 1989-2005. 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 February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 2 providers.
- MBLWHOI Library: Universal Biological Index and Organizer. uBio.org accessed July 18, 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 February 29, 2008:
- Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem: Lichen Herbarium Berlin
- 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: 3023460
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: SF-106507
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14362969
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:106507
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: TRCO17
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 66212
