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
5251 Melanelixia hawksworthii S. Leavitt, Essl., Divakar, A. Crespo & Lumbsch (2016) Yes Melanelixia hawksworthii 2848 a cryptic species resembling M. suburifera NE NR Melanelixia hawksworthii
5252 Melanelixia subargentifera (Nyl.) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanelixia subargentifera Melanelia subargentifera
Parmelia subargentifera
1570 CR B, C, D NR P Sc Melanelixia subargentifera
5253 Melanelixia subaurifera (Nyl.) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanelixia subaurifera Melanelia subaurifera
Parmelia subaurifera
1020 LC Melanelixia subaurifera
5254 Melanohalea elegantula (Zahlbr.) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea elegantula Melanelia elegantula
Parmelia elegantula
993 LC Melanohalea elegantula
5255 Melanohalea exasperata (De Not.) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea exasperata Melanelia exasperata
Parmelia aspersa
Parmelia exasperata
995 LC Melanohalea exasperata
5256 Melanohalea exasperatula (Nyl.) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea exasperatula Melanelia exasperatula
Parmelia exasperatula
996 LC Melanohalea exasperatula
5257 Melanohalea laciniatula (Flagey ex H. Olivier) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea laciniatula Melanelia laciniatula
Parmelia laciniatula
1001 LC Melanohalea laciniatula
5258 Melanohalea septentrionalis (Lynge) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea septentrionalis Melanelia septentrionalis
Parmelia septentrionalis
1016 LC NS Melanohalea septentrionalis
5259 Melanolecia jurana (Schaer.) Hertel No Farnoldia jurana 863 LC NS
5260 Melanospora cerebrina (DC.) Mudd No Poeltinula cerebrina 501 VU B NR P Eng Sc
5261 Melanotheca diffusa Leight. No Tomasellia diffusa 1730 LC NR Sc F
5262 Melanotheca gelatinosa (Chevall.) Zahlbr. No Tomasellia gelatinosa 1565 LC F
5263 Melanotheca ischnobela Nyl. No Celothelium ischnobelum 1566 LC
5264 Melaspilea amota Nyl. (1867) Yes Melaspilea amota 864 NT NR F Melaspilea amota
5265 Melaspilea atroides Coppins (1992) Yes Melaspilea atroides 1718 LC NS Sc IR Melaspilea atroides
5266 Melaspilea bagliettoana Zahlbr. (1904) Yes Melaspilea bagliettoana 876 NT NR Sc F Melaspilea bagliettoana
5267 Melaspilea constrictella Stirt. No type and only collection considered not to have originated from the British Isles, BLS number 0865 no longer used
5268 Melaspilea diplasiospora auct. brit. Yes Melaspilea diplasiospora 866 Differs from the type which is non-lichenicolous NE NR LF Melaspilea diplasiospora
5269 Melaspilea diplasiospora (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. (1887) No Melaspileopsis diplasiospora incorrectly reported from the British Isles F
5270 Melaspilea granitophila (Th. Fr.) Coppins (1989) No Arthonia granitophila 868 LC NS
5271 Melaspilea interjecta (Leight.) A.L. Sm. (1911) Yes Melaspilea interjecta Encephalographa interjecta 1719 DD NR Sc IR Melaspilea interjecta
5272 Melaspilea leciographoides Vouaux (1913) Yes Melaspilea leciographoides 1948 NE NR LF Melaspilea leciographoides
5273 Melaspilea lentiginosa (Lyell ex Leight.) Müll. Arg. (1887) No Stictographa lentiginosa 1554 NT NR P Eng Wa IR LF
5274 Melaspilea lentiginosula (Nyl.) A.L. Sm. (1911) Yes Melaspilea lentiginosula 1949 NT NR Sc IR F Melaspilea lentiginosula
5275 Melaspilea ochrothalamia Nyl. (1865) Yes Melaspilea ochrothalamia 867 LC NS F Melaspilea ochrothalamia
5276 Melaspilea patersonii Stirt. No Bactrospora dryina 173 CR D NR Sc
5277 Melaspilea proximella (Nyl.) Nyl. (1873) [1871-1874] Yes Melaspilea proximella Melaspileella proximella 1950 LC NS F Melaspilea proximella
5278 Melaspilea subarenacea J. Nowak & Kiszka (1974) No Arthonia granitophila 868 LC NS
5279 Melaspilea vermifera Leight. (1876), nom. illeg. No Spirographa fusisporella 2218 LC NS LF
5280 Melaspilea vermiformis Leight. (1875) No Spirographa vermiformis 2890 NE NR LF