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Peltula sonorensis

(Felt Lichen)

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 - Sac Fungi
          • Subphylum: Pezizomycotina Eriksson & Winka, 1997
            • Class: Lichinomycetes V. Reeb, Lutzoni & C. Roux, 2004
              • Order: Lichinales Henssen & Büdel, 1986
                • Family: Peltulaceae Büdel, 1986
                  • Genus: Peltula (Nyl.) Gyelnik - Peltula
                    • Specific descriptor: sonorensis Büdel & T.H. Nash
                      • Scientific name: Peltula sonorensis Budel & T. Nash

Physical Description

Habit: Lichenous

Distribution

Similar Species

Members of the genus Peltula:

There are approximately 50 species and subspecies in this genus: P. africana · P. auriculata · P. bolanderi (Bolander's Peltula Lichen) · P. boletiformis · P. clavata (Peltula Lichen) · P. congregata · P. coriacea · P. crispatula · P. cylindrica (Peltula Lichen) · P. cylindrica wetmore · P. euplaca · P. euploca · P. farinosa · P. guepinii · P. imbricata · P. impressa · P. impressula · P. koflerae · P. laciniata · P. langei · P. lingulata · P. marginata · P. michoacanensis (Peltula Lichen) · P. minima · P. obscurans (Peltula Lichen) · P. obscurans var. deserticola (Peltula Lichen) · P. obscurans var. hassei (Hasse's Peltula Lichen) · P. obscurans var. obscurans (Peltula Lichen) · P. obscurans wetmore · P. obscuratula · P. omphaliza (Peltula Lichen) · P. pacodizans · P. patellata (Felt Lichen) · P. patellulata · P. placodizans (Peltula Lichen) · P. polyspora · P. psammophila · P. radicata (Peltula Lichen) · P. richardsii (Richards' Peltula Lichen) · P. rodriguesii · P. sonorensis (Felt Lichen) · P. sonorensis buedel · P. sorensis · P. tenebrata · P. terrena · P. tortuosa (Peltula Lichen) · P. umbilicata · P. umbilicata lichenikolem · P. zahlbruckneri (Zahlbruckner's Peltula Lichen) · P. zahlbrucknerii

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Notes

Contributors:

  • Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 17, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 5 providers.

Data Sources:

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 17, 2008:

Identifiers:

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Last Revised: June 10, 2008