Megalaria

Cladus: Eukaryota
Supergroup: Opisthokonta
Regnum: Fungi
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Lecanoromycetes
Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae
Ordo: Lecanorales
Familia: Megalariaceae
Genus: Megalaria
Species: M. albocincta - M. allantoidea - M. anaglyptica - M. beechingii - M. bengalensis - M. brodoana - M. columbiana - M. endochroma - M. granulosa - M. grossa - M. intermiscens - M. intermixta - M. isidiza - M. jemtlandica - M. laureri - M. leptocheila - M. leucochlora - M. macrospora - M. maculosa - M. melaloma - M. melanopotamica - M. melanotropa - M. obludens - M. ochraceonigra - M. pannosa - M. phaeolomiza - M. pulverea - M. semipallida - M. spodophana - M. subcarnea - M. sublivens - M. subtasmanica - M. trachonoides - M. variegata - M. versicolor

Name

Megalaria Hafellner, 1984

Family: Megalariaceae

Type species: Megalaria grossa (Pers. ex Nyl.) Hafellner, 1984

Synonyms

Catillochroma Kalb, Biblthca Lichenol. 95: 298 (2007)
Lopezaria Kalb & Hafellner, 1990 (Kalb 1990)

References

Hafellner, Nova Hedwigia, Beih. 79: 302 (1984)

Hafellner, J. (1984) Studien in Richtung einer naturlicheren Gliederung der Sammelfamilien Lecanoraceae und Lecideaceae. - In: H. Hertel & F. Oberwinkler (eds.): Beitrage zur Lichenologie. Festscrift J. Poelt. Beiheft zur Nova Hedwigia 79. J. Cramer, Vaduz, pp. 241-371. (Recent Literature on Lichens)

Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Megalaria (pp. 426-427) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.

Ekman, S. and Tønsberg, T. (1996) A new species of Megalaria from the North American west coast, and notes on the generic circumscription. - The Bryologist 99(1): 34-40. (Recent Literature on Lichens) (First page)

Fryday, A.M. and Lendemer, J.C. (2010) Reassessment of the genus Catillochroma (lichenized Ascomycota, Ramalinaceae). The Lichenologist 42(5): 587-600. (doi: 10.1017/S0024282910000320)

Kalb, K. 1990. Lichenes Neotropici ausgegeben von Klaus Kalb. Fascikel XI (NO. 451-475) gewidmet Frau Prof. Dr. Aino Henssen zu ihrem 65. Geburtstage. Neumarkt/OPf. 12 April 1990.

Kalb, K. (2007) New or otherwise interesting lichens. - In: Kärnefelt, I.; Thell, A.: Lichenological Contributions in Honour of David Galloway. Bibliotheca Lichenologica 95. J. Cramer in der Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung, Berlin-Stuttgart, pp. 297-316. (Recent Literature on Lichens)

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Vernacular names
English: Dot lichens, Megalaria lichens