Opegrapha prosodea (Scribble Lichen)

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Scribble Lichen

Description

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Physical Description

Habit: Lichenous

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: Ostropomycetidae () - V. Reeb Et Al., 2004
        Order: Arthoniales () - Nannf., 1932
        Family: Graphidaceae () - Dumort., 1822
        Genus: Opegrapha ()
        Specific descriptor: prosodea - Ach. 1803
        Scientific name: - Opegrapha prosodea Ach. 1803

Unambiguous Synonyms

Graphis prosodea (Ach.) Spreng. 1827
Opegrapha prosodea Ach. 1803
Opegrapha taxicola Leight. 1854
Opegrapha viridis forma taxicola (Leight.) Cromb.
Opegrapha viridis var. taxicola (Leight.) Leight.

Notes

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

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Opegrapha

There are approximately 388 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

O. abnormis · O. abnormis var. varia · O. acicularis · O. africana · O. agelaea (Scribble Lichen) · O. agelaeina · O. agelaeoides · O. alba · O. albidoatra · O. alboatra · O. albocincta · O. alborimosa · O. allorgei · O. ampholera · O. angustata · O. anomea · O. aperiens · O. apomelaena · O. arabica · O. arengae · O. areniseda · O. astraea (Scribble Lichen) · O. aterula · O. atra · O. atratula · O. atrorimalis · O. aurantiaca (Scribble Lichen) · O. bacidiae · O. bahamensis · O. bengalensis · O. betuligna · O. betulinoides · O. bonplandi · O. bonplandii (Bonpland's Scribble Lichen) · O. bonplandii f. bonplandii · O. bonplandii var. abbreviata · O. bonplandii var. bonplandii · O. bonplandii var. conglomerata · O. bonplandii var. quassiaecola · O. brattiae · O. brevis · O. brevissima · O. brigantina · O. bullata · O. caesareensis · O. caesia · O. calcarea (Calcareous Scribble Lichen) · O. candida (Scribble Lichen) · O. celtidicola · O. cerebriforme · O. cesareensis · O. chionoplaca · O. chlorographa · O. chlorographiza · O. chrysocarpa · O. cinerea f. intermedia · O. circumducta · O. cladoniicola · O. comma · O. commatodes · O. conferta anzi · O. conglomerata · O. corinnea · O. corticola · O. corumbensis · O. cretacea · O. culmigena · O. curvula · O. cylindrica · O. cymbiformis · O. cypressi (Scribble Lichen) · O. demissa · O. demutata · O. desquamescens · O. devia · O. diaphoriza · O. diaphoroides · O. dibbenii · O. dichaenella · O. diffracticola · O. dimidiata · O. dirinicola · O. dolomitica · O. dracaenarum · O. duckei · O. durieui · O. ectolechiacearum · O. endoleuca · O. enteroleuca · O. epigraphella · O. epiphega · O. epiporina · O. euphorbiae · O. farinosa · O. filicina var. filicina · O. flexuososerpens · O. follmannii · O. foreaui · O. forsandri · O. fumosa

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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.
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 March 03, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
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 03, 2008:

Canadian Museum of Nature: Canadian Museum of Nature Herbarium

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3252952
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: SF-396604
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 508995
Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:indexfungorum.org:names:396604
U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: OPPR2
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 49757