Lichen Taxon Dictionary

For more information see the Supplementary Notes for the Taxon Dictionary, which explains the names and synonyms, and these Instructions on how to use the online Taxon Dictionary which includes details of the Conservation Evaluation codes.
Count Name Authority Is Current Name? Current Taxon Name Synonyms BLS Number Comments Conservation Evaluation Group Account & Map
5221 Melaspilea atroides Coppins (1992) Yes Melaspilea atroides 1718 LC NS Sc IR Melaspilea atroides
5222 Melaspilea bagliettoana Zahlbr. (1904) Yes Melaspilea bagliettoana 876 NT NR Sc F Melaspilea bagliettoana
5223 Melaspilea constrictella Stirt. No 865 type and only collection considered not to have originated from the British Isles, BLS number no longer used
5224 Melaspilea diplasiospora auct. brit. Yes Melaspilea diplasiospora 866 Differs from the type which is non-lichenicolous NE NR LF Melaspilea diplasiospora
5225 Melaspilea diplasiospora (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. (1887) No Melaspileopsis diplasiospora incorrectly reported from the British Isles F
5226 Melaspilea granitophila (Th. Fr.) Coppins (1989) No Arthonia granitophila 868 LC NS
5227 Melaspilea interjecta (Leight.) A.L. Sm. (1911) Yes Melaspilea interjecta Encephalographa interjecta 1719 DD NR Sc IR Melaspilea interjecta
5228 Melaspilea leciographoides Vouaux (1913) Yes Melaspilea leciographoides 1948 NE NR LF
5229 Melaspilea lentiginosa (Lyell ex Leight.) Müll. Arg. (1887) No Stictographa lentiginosa 1554 NT NR P Eng Wa IR LF
5230 Melaspilea lentiginosula (Nyl.) A.L. Sm. (1911) Yes Melaspilea lentiginosula 1949 NT NR Sc IR F Melaspilea lentiginosula
5231 Melaspilea ochrothalamia Nyl. (1865) Yes Melaspilea ochrothalamia 867 LC NS F Melaspilea ochrothalamia
5232 Melaspilea patersonii Stirt. No Bactrospora dryina 173 CR D NR Sc
5233 Melaspilea proximella (Nyl.) Nyl. (1873) [1871-1874] Yes Melaspilea proximella Melaspileella proximella 1950 LC NS F Melaspilea proximella
5234 Melaspilea subarenacea J. Nowak & Kiszka (1974) No Arthonia granitophila 868 LC NS
5235 Melaspilea vermifera Leight. (1876), nom. illeg. No Spirographa fusisporella 2218 LC NS LF
5236 Melaspilea vermiformis Leight. (1875) No Spirographa vermiformis 2890 NE NR LF
5237 Melaspileella proximella (Nyl.) Ertz & Diederich (2015) No Melaspilea proximella 1950 may become the correct name LC NS F
5238 Melittiosporium lichenicola (Mont.) Massee (1895) [orth. error] No Diploschistes muscorum 494 LC
5239 Mellitiosporium lichenicola (Mont. & Fr.) Massee (1895) No Diploschistes muscorum 494 LC
5240 Menegazzia pertusa (Schaer.) Stein No Menegazzia terebrata 869 LC Sc IR
5241 Menegazzia subsimilis (H. Magn.) R. Sant. (1942) Yes Menegazzia subsimilis 2447 NT NR Menegazzia subsimilis
5242 Menegazzia terebrata (Hoffm.) A. Massal. (1854) Yes Menegazzia terebrata 869 LC Sc IR Menegazzia terebrata
5243 Merismatium coccisporum (Norman) Vouaux (1913) Yes Merismatium coccisporum 2686 in British Isles on Stereocaulon plicatile NE NR LF Merismatium coccisporum
5244 Merismatium deminutum (Arnold) Cl. Roux & Nav.-Ros. (2002) Yes Merismatium deminutum Polyblastia deminuta 1152 LC NS LF Merismatium deminutum
5245 Merismatium discrepans (J. Lahm) Triebel (1989) Yes Merismatium discrepans Merismatium lopadii 1154 LC NS LF Merismatium discrepans
5246 Merismatium heterophractum (Nyl.) Vouaux (1913) Yes Merismatium heterophractum 2771 lichenicolous on Bacidia herbarum and prob. other species NE NR LF Merismatium heterophractum
5247 Merismatium lopadii auct. brit. No Merismatium discrepans 1154 LC NS LF
5248 Merismatium nigritellum (Nyl.) Vouaux (1913) Yes Merismatium nigritellum Polyblastia nigritella 2110 NE NR LF Merismatium nigritellum
5249 Metamelaena umbonata Henssen (orth. error) No Metamelanea umbonata 2482 DD NR
5250 Metamelanea umbonata Henssen (1989) Yes Metamelanea umbonata 2482 DD NR Metamelanea umbonata