Brodoa

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Fungi
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Lecanoromycetes
Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae
Ordo: Lecanorales
Familia: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Brodoa
Species: B. atrofusca - B. intestiniformis - B. oroarctica

Name

Brodoa Goward, 1986

Etymology: Named to honor lichenlogist Dr. Irwin Murray Brodo.

References

Goward, T. (1986) Brodoa, a new lichen genus in the Parmeliaceae. - The Bryologist 89(3): 219-223. [1]

Goward, T., McCune, B., and Meidinger, D. (1994) Brodoa (p. 34) In, The lichens of British Columbia. Illustrated Keys. Part I. - Foliose and squamulose species. B.C. Ministry of Forests, Victoria, B.C. Special Report Series 8., 181 pages. [2] [3]

Krog, H. (1974) Taxonomic studies in the Hypogymnia intestiniformis complex. - Lichenologist 6: 135-140. [4] [5]

Ryan, B.D. (2002) Brodoa (pp. 107-108) In: Nash III, T.H., Ryan, B.D, Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 1. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 532 pages.

USDA Plants Database

Vernacular names
English: Brodoa lichens, The rockgrub lichens