Usnea societatis Vain.

Details

Name scientific

Usnea societatis Vain. (1924)

Preferred name

Usnea nidifica Taylor

Taxonomy reference

Galloway, D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand; Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. Revised second edition. Vol. 2. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Nomenclature

Authors

Vain.

Original authors

Vain.

Year published

1924

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Usnea societatis Vain.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Usnea societatis

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Ascomycetes

Order

Lecanorales

Family

Parmeliaceae

Genus

Usnea

Species

societatis

Descriptions

Galloway, D. J. 1985: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens. Government Printer, Wellington.

Usnea societatis Vain.

Description

Thallus pendulous, to 40 cm long, rigid, uniformly pale yellowish-green, smooth, slightly shining, branching sympodial, secondary branches flaccid, pendulous. Branches 1-5 mm wide at base, attenuate towards apices, irregularly articulate-cracked, terete, slightly wrinkled, subfaveolate, smooth, sorediate, without papillae. Soredia becoming isidiate, spinulose, arising from small, fleck-like pseudocyphellae. Apothecia not seen. Chemistry: Salazinic and usnic acids.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Usnea societatis Vain.

Usnea societatis Vain.

Galloway, D. J. (1985)

Usnea societatis Vain.

Usnea societatis Vain.

Galloway, D.J. (2007)

Usnea nidifica Taylor

Metadata

Record id

20b936d0-7980-4bf9-883e-cf3705cbc403

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

17 December 2010

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