Common Names
Common Names in English:
Dust Lichen
Description
Physical Description
Habit: Lichenous
Taxonomy
- Kingdom:
Fungi
(
)
- Fungi
- Phylum:
Ascomycota
()
- Sac Fungi
- Class:
Ascomycetes
()
- Order:
Not assigned
()
- Genus:
Lepraria
()
- Specific descriptor:
incana
- (L.) Ach. 1803
- Scientific name: - Lepraria incana (L.) Ach. 1803
- Specific descriptor:
incana
- (L.) Ach. 1803
- Genus:
Lepraria
(
- Order:
Not assigned
(
- Class:
Ascomycetes
(
- Phylum:
Ascomycota
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Byssus incana L. 1753
- Crocynia aeruginosa
- Crocynia tephra Hue
- Lecidea incana (L.) Ach. 1814
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Kirk P.M. , 14-Sep-2005
Similar Species
Members of the genus Lepraria
There are approximately 52 species in this genus:
L. alba · L. antiquitatis · L. arctica · L. atlantica · L. atrotomentosa · L. bassiae · L. byssoidea · L. cacuminum · L. caesiella · L. caesioalba · L. chrysodeta · L. citrina · L. cobaltiginea · L. collemoides · L. coriensis · L. crassissima · L. crassissima var. crassissima · L. crassissima var. isidiata (Dust Lichen) · L. decolorans f. decolorans · L. eburnea · L. elobata · L. expallens · L. flavescens · L. fuliginosa · L. glaucella · L. incana (Dust Lichen) · L. infusionum · L. isidiata · L. jackii · L. kermesina · L. lanuginosa · L. lobata · L. lobificans · L. multiacida · L. muscorum · L. nigrocincta · L. nivalis (Dust Lichen) · L. normandinoides · L. nylanderiana · L. olivacea · L. rhodochroa · L. rigidula · L. rubens · L. sanguinolenta · L. santosii · L. segestria · L. sipmaniana · L. straminea · L. sulphurella · L. umbricola · L. usnica · L. viridis
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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.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 29, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 4 providers.
- Species Fungorum 2006.
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 29, 2008:
- GBIF-Spain: Departamento de Biolog. Veg. II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense, Madrid: MAF-Lich
- Icelandic Institute of Natural History: Herbarium (AMNH)
- 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: Danish Mycological Society, fungal records database
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1585945
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: SF-393255
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14364183
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:122662
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 192019
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: LEIN13
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 43424
