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 Melanohalea exasperatula (Nyl.) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea exasperatula Melanelia exasperatula
Parmelia exasperatula
996 LC Melanohalea exasperatula
5252 Melanohalea laciniatula (Flagey ex H. Olivier) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea laciniatula Melanelia laciniatula
Parmelia laciniatula
1001 LC Melanohalea laciniatula
5253 Melanohalea septentrionalis (Lynge) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea septentrionalis Melanelia septentrionalis
Parmelia septentrionalis
1016 LC NS Melanohalea septentrionalis
5254 Melanolecia jurana (Schaer.) Hertel No Farnoldia jurana 863 LC NS
5255 Melanospora cerebrina (DC.) Mudd No Poeltinula cerebrina 501 VU B NR P Eng Sc
5256 Melanotheca diffusa Leight. No Tomasellia diffusa 1730 LC NR Sc F
5257 Melanotheca gelatinosa (Chevall.) Zahlbr. No Tomasellia gelatinosa 1565 LC F
5258 Melanotheca ischnobela Nyl. No Celothelium ischnobelum 1566 LC
5259 Melaspilea amota Nyl. (1867) Yes Melaspilea amota 864 NT NR F Melaspilea amota
5260 Melaspilea atroides Coppins (1992) Yes Melaspilea atroides 1718 LC NS Sc IR Melaspilea atroides
5261 Melaspilea bagliettoana Zahlbr. (1904) Yes Melaspilea bagliettoana 876 NT NR Sc F Melaspilea bagliettoana
5262 Melaspilea constrictella Stirt. No 865 type and only collection considered not to have originated from the British Isles, BLS number no longer used
5263 Melaspilea diplasiospora auct. brit. Yes Melaspilea diplasiospora 866 Differs from the type which is non-lichenicolous NE NR LF Melaspilea diplasiospora
5264 Melaspilea diplasiospora (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. (1887) No Melaspileopsis diplasiospora incorrectly reported from the British Isles F
5265 Melaspilea granitophila (Th. Fr.) Coppins (1989) No Arthonia granitophila 868 LC NS
5266 Melaspilea interjecta (Leight.) A.L. Sm. (1911) Yes Melaspilea interjecta Encephalographa interjecta 1719 DD NR Sc IR Melaspilea interjecta
5267 Melaspilea leciographoides Vouaux (1913) Yes Melaspilea leciographoides 1948 NE NR LF Melaspilea leciographoides
5268 Melaspilea lentiginosa (Lyell ex Leight.) Müll. Arg. (1887) No Stictographa lentiginosa 1554 NT NR P Eng Wa IR LF
5269 Melaspilea lentiginosula (Nyl.) A.L. Sm. (1911) Yes Melaspilea lentiginosula 1949 NT NR Sc IR F Melaspilea lentiginosula
5270 Melaspilea ochrothalamia Nyl. (1865) Yes Melaspilea ochrothalamia 867 LC NS F Melaspilea ochrothalamia
5271 Melaspilea patersonii Stirt. No Bactrospora dryina 173 CR D NR Sc
5272 Melaspilea proximella (Nyl.) Nyl. (1873) [1871-1874] Yes Melaspilea proximella Melaspileella proximella 1950 LC NS F Melaspilea proximella
5273 Melaspilea subarenacea J. Nowak & Kiszka (1974) No Arthonia granitophila 868 LC NS
5274 Melaspilea vermifera Leight. (1876), nom. illeg. No Spirographa fusisporella 2218 LC NS LF
5275 Melaspilea vermiformis Leight. (1875) No Spirographa vermiformis 2890 NE NR LF
5276 Melaspileella proximella (Nyl.) Ertz & Diederich (2015) No Melaspilea proximella 1950 may become the correct name LC NS F
5277 Melittiosporium lichenicola (Mont.) Massee (1895) [orth. error] No Diploschistes muscorum 494 LC
5278 Mellitiosporium lichenicola (Mont. & Fr.) Massee (1895) No Diploschistes muscorum 494 LC
5279 Menegazzia pertusa (Schaer.) Stein No Menegazzia terebrata 869 LC Sc IR
5280 Menegazzia subsimilis (H. Magn.) R. Sant. (1942) Yes Menegazzia subsimilis 2447 NT NR Menegazzia subsimilis