Letharia
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| Letharia vulpina in the San Gabriel Mountains, Los Angeles USA. | |
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| Order: | Lecanorales (incl. Ascolichen)
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| Genus: | Letharia (Motyka) Krog
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| Letharia vulpina (L.) Hue
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Letharia is an eye catching genus of fruticose[1] lichen belonging to the suborder Lecanorineae,[2] distributed ubiquitously on all continents except Antarctica.
There were historically two species of Letharia: L. vulpina and L. columbiana.[3]
Recent molecular sequence studies published in 2016 confirm at least 6 species in Western North America alone, with more expected to be confirmed using similar methods in other parts of the world.[4]
References
- ^ Sharon Eversman, "Lichens in Yellowstone Park", Plan Your Visit, National Park Service
- ^ C.J. Alexopolous, Charles W. Mims, M. Blackwell, Introductory Mycology, 4th ed. (John Wiley and Sons, Hoboken NJ, 2004) ISBN 0-471-52229-5
- ^ Brodo, Irwin (2001). Lichens of North America. New Haven: Yale University Press. pp. 411–413.
- ^ Altermann, Susanne; Leavitt, Steven D.; Goward, Trevor (September 2016). "Tidying up the genus Letharia: introducing L. lupina sp. nov. and a new circumscription for L. columbiana". The Lichenologist. 48 (5): 423–439. doi:10.1017/S0024282916000396. ISSN 0024-2829.
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