Interesting Facts
Description
Habitat
Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,076 meters (0 to 6,811 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:
Lecanoromycetes
()
- O.E. Eriksson & K. Winka, 1997
- Subclass:
Lecanoromycetidae
()
-
- Order:
Umbilicariales
()
- H.T. Lumbsch et al., in D.S. Hibbett et al., 2007
- Family:
Umbilicariaceae
()
- Chevall., 1826
- Genus:
Umbilicaria
()
- Hoffm., 1789
- Specific descriptor:
torrefacta
- (Lightf.) Schrad. 1794
- Scientific name: - Umbilicaria torrefacta (Lightf.) Schrad. 1794
- Specific descriptor:
torrefacta
- (Lightf.) Schrad. 1794
- Genus:
Umbilicaria
(
- Family:
Umbilicariaceae
(
- Order:
Umbilicariales
(
- Subclass:
Lecanoromycetidae
(
- Class:
Lecanoromycetes
(
- Subphylum:
Pezizomycotina
(
- Phylum:
Ascomycota
(
- Subkingdom:
Dikarya
(
- Kingdom:
Fungi
(
Synonyms
Gyromium erosum (Weber) Wahlenb. 1812 • Gyrophora erosa (Weber) Ach. • Gyrophora erosa var. torrefacta (Lightf.) Th. Fr. • Gyrophora erosa var. torrida Ach. 1803 • Gyrophora torrefacta (Lightf.) Cromb. • Gyrophora torrefacta var. erosa (Weber) Lynge 1937 • Lecidea erosa (Weber) Spreng. 1827 • Lichen erosus Weber • Lichen torrefactus Lightf. • Lichen verrucosus L. 1753 • Lichen verrucosus With. • Umbilicaria erosa (Weber) Hoffm. • Umbilicaria erosa torrefacta (Lightf.) Frey 1933 • Umbilicaria erosa var. torrefacta (Lightf.) Frey 1933 • Umbilicaria erosa var. torrida (Ach.) Nyl. • Umbilicaria torrefacta var. erosa (Ach.) Oksner 1968 • Umbilicaria varia var. erosa (Weber) Leight. • Usnea torrefacta (Lightf.) Schrad.
Notes
Name
Status: Accepted Name
.
Last scrutiny: 05-Sep-2008
Similar Species
Members of the genus Umbilicaria
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
U. aprina (Navel Lichen) · U. caroliniana (Carolina Navel Lichen) · U. havaasii (Havaas' Navel Lichen) · U. lyngei (Lynge's Navel Lichen) · U. mammulata (Navel Lichen) · U. vellea (Navel Lichen)
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Further Reading
- Canada's missing dimension: science and history in the Canadian Arctic Islands / Ottawa: Canadian Museum of Nature, 1990. url p. 419.
- Contributions from the University of Michigan Herbarium. 23 2001 Ann Arbor: University Herbarium, University of Michigan, 1939- url p. 217.
- Miscellaneous publication - University of Kansas, Museum of Natural History. 1964 Lawrence: University of Kansas, 1946-1996. url p. 33.
- Syllogeus. Ottawa, National Museum of Natural Sciences, 1972-1995. url p. 75.
- The Canadian field-naturalist. Ottawa, Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club. url p. 110.
- The flora of the parish of Halifax, by William B. Crump, & Charles Crossland. [Halifax]Halifax Scientific Society, 1904. url p. 223.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed January 10, 2012.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 05, 2008:
- Arizona State University, International Institute for Species Exploration: Arizona State University Lichen Herbarium
- Australian Antarctic Data Centre: Australian Antarctic Division 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)
- GBIF-Sweden: Herbarium of Oskarshamn (OHN)
- Icelandic Institute of Natural History: Herbarium (AMNH)
- Icelandic Institute of Natural History: Herbarium (ICEL)
- Icelandic Institute of Natural History: Observational database of Icelandic plants
- 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 Danish Biodiversity Information Facility: Botanical Museum, Copenhagen, the Phycology Herbarium
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3258469
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: SF-408170
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 2569562
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:408170
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2134404
Footnotes
- Mean = 168.830 meters (553.904 feet), Standard Deviation = 237.600 based on 18,567 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
