Brigantiaea leucoxantha

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Fungi
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Lecanoromycetes
Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae
Ordo: Incertae sedis
Familia: Brigantiaeaceae
Genus: Brigantiaea
Species: Brigantiaea leucoxantha

Name

Brigantiaea leucoxantha (Spreng.) R. Sant. & Hafellner, 1982

Basionym

Lecidea leucoxantha Spreng., 1820

Synonyms

Biatora leucoxantha (Spreng.) anon.
Heterothecium leucoxanthum (Spreng.) A. Massal., Miscell. Lich.: 39 (1856)
Lecidea leucoxantha Spreng.,: 46 (1820)
Lopadium leucoxanthum (Spreng.) Zahlbr., Sber. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-naturw. Kl., Abt. 1 111(1): 398 (1902)
Miltidea leucoxantha (Spreng.) Stirt., Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 30: 387 (1898) [1897]
Patellaria leucoxantha (Spreng.) anon.
Sporopodium leucoxanthum (Spreng.) Vain.
Xanthocarpia leucoxantha (Spreng.) anon.

References

Hafellner & Bellemère, Nova Hedwigia 35(2 & 3): 246 (1982) [1981]

Hafellner, J. and Bellemere, A. (1981) Elektronenoptische Untersuchungen an Arten der Flechtengattung Brigantiaea. - Nova Hedwigia 35: 237-261. "Recent Literature on Lichens"

Brodo, I.M., Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Brigantiaea (p. 177) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages. (Description of Brigantiaea leucoxantha and distribution map for North America: p. 177; color photo: plate 131)

USDA Plants Database

Checklist of the lichens of Australia

North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#15) 27 Aug 2009

Index Fungorum

LIAS

Photos

Stephen Sharnoff's Lichen Photos - Brigantiaea leucoxantha

Pictures of tropical lichens - Brigantiaea leucoxantha

Tricolichen: The Costa Rican Lichen Biodiversity Inventory - Brigantiaea leucoxantha

Vernacular names
English: Brigantiaea lichen