Vahliella californica
| Vahliella californica | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Vahliellaceae |
| Genus: | Vahliella |
| Species: | V. californica
|
| Binomial name | |
| Vahliella californica | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
| |
Vahliella californica is a species of squamulose lichen in the family Vahliellaceae.[2] It was first described as new to science in 1882 by the American lichenologist Edward Tuckerman, who classified it as a form of the species Pannaria microphylla. He described it as a "coarser" form than the regular version, with wider spores. The type locality, California, is reflected in the species epithet.[3] The Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen promoted the taxon to species status in 2000.[4] In 2008, he transferred it to the newly created genus Vahliella.[5]
References
- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy. Current Name: Vahliella californica (Tuck.) P.M. Jørg., Lichenologist 40(3): 223 (2008)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ "Vahliella atlantica (P.M. Jørg. & P. James) P.M. Jørg". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
- ^ Tuckerman, E. (1882). A synopsis of the North American lichens. Vol. 1. p. 121.
- ^ Jørgensen, Per M. (2000). "Survey of the lichen family Pannariaceae on the American continent north of Mexico". The Bryologist. 103 (4): 670–704. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2000)103[0670:SOTLFP]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 3244332.
- ^ Jørgensen, Per M. (2008). "Vahliella, a new lichen genus". The Lichenologist. 40 (3): 221–225. Bibcode:2008ThLic..40..221J. doi:10.1017/S0024282908007780.