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 Melanelia stygia (L.) Essl. (1978) Yes Melanelia stygia Parmelia stygia 1019 NT NS Melanelia stygia
5252 Melanelia subargentifera (Nyl.) Essl. No Melanelixia subargentifera 1570 CR B, C, D NR P Sc
5253 Melanelia subaurifera (Nyl.) Essl. No Melanelixia subaurifera 1020 LC
5254 Melanelixia fuliginosa (Fr. ex Duby) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelia fuliginosa subsp. fuliginosa
Melanelixia fuliginosa subsp. fuliginosa
Parmelia glabratula subsp. fuliginosa
998 LC Melanelixia fuliginosa
5255 Melanelixia fuliginosa subsp. fuliginosa No Melanelixia fuliginosa Melanelia fuliginosa subsp. fuliginosa
Melanelixia fuliginosa subsp. fuliginosa
Parmelia glabratula subsp. fuliginosa
998 LC
5256 Melanelixia fuliginosa subsp. glabratula No Melanelixia glabratula Melanelia fuliginosa subsp. glabratula
Melanelixia fuliginosa subsp. glabratula
Parmelia glabratula subsp. glabratula
997 LC
5257 Melanelixia glabratula (Lamy) Sandler & Arup (2011) Yes Melanelixia glabratula Melanelia fuliginosa subsp. glabratula
Melanelixia fuliginosa subsp. glabratula
Parmelia glabratula subsp. glabratula
997 LC Melanelixia glabratula
5258 Melanelixia hawksworthii S. Leavitt, Essl., Divakar, A. Crespo & Lumbsch (2016) Yes Melanelixia hawksworthii 2848 a cryptic species resembling M. suburifera NE NR Melanelixia hawksworthii
5259 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
5260 Melanelixia subaurifera (Nyl.) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanelixia subaurifera Melanelia subaurifera
Parmelia subaurifera
1020 LC Melanelixia subaurifera
5261 Melanohalea elegantula (Zahlbr.) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea elegantula Melanelia elegantula
Parmelia elegantula
993 LC Melanohalea elegantula
5262 Melanohalea exasperata (De Not.) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea exasperata Melanelia exasperata
Parmelia aspersa
Parmelia exasperata
995 LC Melanohalea exasperata
5263 Melanohalea exasperatula (Nyl.) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea exasperatula Melanelia exasperatula
Parmelia exasperatula
996 LC Melanohalea exasperatula
5264 Melanohalea laciniatula (Flagey ex H. Olivier) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea laciniatula Melanelia laciniatula
Parmelia laciniatula
1001 LC Melanohalea laciniatula
5265 Melanohalea septentrionalis (Lynge) O. Blanco et al. (2004) Yes Melanohalea septentrionalis Melanelia septentrionalis
Parmelia septentrionalis
1016 LC NS Melanohalea septentrionalis
5266 Melanolecia jurana (Schaer.) Hertel No Farnoldia jurana 863 LC NS
5267 Melanospora cerebrina (DC.) Mudd No Poeltinula cerebrina 501 VU B NR P Eng Sc
5268 Melanotheca diffusa Leight. No Tomasellia diffusa 1730 LC NR Sc F
5269 Melanotheca gelatinosa (Chevall.) Zahlbr. No Tomasellia gelatinosa 1565 LC F
5270 Melanotheca ischnobela Nyl. No Celothelium ischnobelum 1566 LC
5271 Melaspilea amota Nyl. (1867) Yes Melaspilea amota 864 NT NR F Melaspilea amota
5272 Melaspilea atroides Coppins (1992) Yes Melaspilea atroides 1718 LC NS Sc IR Melaspilea atroides
5273 Melaspilea bagliettoana Zahlbr. (1904) Yes Melaspilea bagliettoana 876 NT NR Sc F Melaspilea bagliettoana
5274 Melaspilea constrictella Stirt. No type and only collection considered not to have originated from the British Isles, BLS number 0865 no longer used
5275 Melaspilea diplasiospora auct. brit. Yes Melaspilea diplasiospora 866 Differs from the type which is non-lichenicolous NE NR LF Melaspilea diplasiospora
5276 Melaspilea diplasiospora (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. (1887) No Melaspileopsis diplasiospora incorrectly reported from the British Isles F
5277 Melaspilea granitophila (Th. Fr.) Coppins (1989) No Arthonia granitophila 868 LC NS
5278 Melaspilea interjecta (Leight.) A.L. Sm. (1911) Yes Melaspilea interjecta Encephalographa interjecta 1719 DD NR Sc IR Melaspilea interjecta
5279 Melaspilea leciographoides Vouaux (1913) Yes Melaspilea leciographoides 1948 NE NR LF Melaspilea leciographoides
5280 Melaspilea lentiginosa (Lyell ex Leight.) Müll. Arg. (1887) No Stictographa lentiginosa 1554 NT NR P Eng Wa IR LF