Microcalicium conversum

Tibell

a lichen

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1000439
Element CodeNLT0042640
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassLecanoromycetes
OrderPertusariales
FamilyMicrocaliciaceae
GenusMicrocalicium
Concept Reference
Nash, T. H., B. D. Ryan, P. Diederich, C. Gries, and F. Bungartz (eds.). 2004. Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. 742 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Selva et al. (2023) provide evidence that Microcalicium conversum is a synonym of M. disseminatum. Esslinger (2021) treats them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSUYes
OntarioS2Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MinnesotaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
References (5)
  1. Esslinger, T.L. 2016. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the Continental United States and Canada, Version 21. Opuscula Philolichenum 15: 136-390.
  2. Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. [http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/]
  3. Esslinger, T. L. 2021. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 24. Opuscula Philolichenum 20: 100-394. Online. Available: http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/op/biblio_details.php?irn=484431
  4. Nash, T. H., B. D. Ryan, P. Diederich, C. Gries, and F. Bungartz (eds.). 2004. Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona. 742 pp.
  5. Selva, S.B., R.T. McMullin, P. Bell-Doyon, B. Henderson, and E. Lay. 2023. Calicioid lichens and fungi in North America: Species new to science, reported as new from elsewhere and placed into synonym. The Bryologist 126(4): 427-446.