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
5281 Melaspilea atroides Coppins (1992) Yes Melaspilea atroides 1718 LC NS Sc IR Melaspilea atroides
5282 Melaspilea bagliettoana Zahlbr. (1904) Yes Melaspilea bagliettoana 876 NT NR Sc F Melaspilea bagliettoana
5283 Melaspilea constrictella Stirt. No type and only collection considered not to have originated from the British Isles, BLS number 0865 no longer used
5284 Melaspilea diplasiospora auct. brit. Yes Melaspilea diplasiospora 866 Differs from the type which is non-lichenicolous NE NR LF Melaspilea diplasiospora
5285 Melaspilea diplasiospora (Nyl.) Müll. Arg. (1887) No Melaspileopsis diplasiospora incorrectly reported from the British Isles F
5286 Melaspilea granitophila (Th. Fr.) Coppins (1989) No Arthonia granitophila 868 LC NS
5287 Melaspilea interjecta (Leight.) A.L. Sm. (1911) Yes Melaspilea interjecta Encephalographa interjecta 1719 DD NR Sc IR Melaspilea interjecta
5288 Melaspilea leciographoides Vouaux (1913) Yes Melaspilea leciographoides 1948 NE NR LF Melaspilea leciographoides
5289 Melaspilea lentiginosa (Lyell ex Leight.) Müll. Arg. (1887) No Stictographa lentiginosa 1554 NT NR P Eng Wa IR LF
5290 Melaspilea lentiginosula (Nyl.) A.L. Sm. (1911) Yes Melaspilea lentiginosula 1949 NT NR Sc IR F Melaspilea lentiginosula
5291 Melaspilea ochrothalamia Nyl. (1865) Yes Melaspilea ochrothalamia 867 LC NS F Melaspilea ochrothalamia
5292 Melaspilea patersonii Stirt. No Bactrospora dryina 173 CR D NR Sc
5293 Melaspilea proximella (Nyl.) Nyl. (1873) [1871-1874] Yes Melaspilea proximella Melaspileella proximella 1950 LC NS F Melaspilea proximella
5294 Melaspilea subarenacea J. Nowak & Kiszka (1974) No Arthonia granitophila 868 LC NS
5295 Melaspilea vermifera Leight. (1876), nom. illeg. No Spirographa fusisporella 2218 LC NS LF
5296 Melaspilea vermiformis Leight. (1875) No Spirographa vermiformis 2890 NE NR LF
5297 Melaspileella proximella (Nyl.) Ertz & Diederich (2015) No Melaspilea proximella 1950 may become the correct name LC NS F
5298 Melittiosporium lichenicola (Mont.) Massee (1895) [orth. error] No Diploschistes muscorum 494 LC
5299 Mellitiosporium lichenicola (Mont. & Fr.) Massee (1895) No Diploschistes muscorum 494 LC
5300 Menegazzia pertusa (Schaer.) Stein No Menegazzia terebrata 869 LC Sc IR
5301 Menegazzia subsimilis (H. Magn.) R. Sant. (1942) Yes Menegazzia subsimilis 2447 NT NR Menegazzia subsimilis
5302 Menegazzia terebrata (Hoffm.) A. Massal. (1854) Yes Menegazzia terebrata 869 LC Sc IR Menegazzia terebrata
5303 Merismatium coccisporum (Norman) Vouaux (1913) Yes Merismatium coccisporum 2686 in British Isles on Stereocaulon plicatile NE NR LF Merismatium coccisporum
5304 Merismatium deminutum (Arnold) Cl. Roux & Nav.-Ros. (2002) Yes Merismatium deminutum Polyblastia deminuta 1152 LC NS LF Merismatium deminutum
5305 Merismatium discrepans (J. Lahm) Triebel (1989) Yes Merismatium discrepans Merismatium lopadii 1154 LC NS LF Merismatium discrepans
5306 Merismatium heterophractum (Nyl.) Vouaux (1913) Yes Merismatium heterophractum 2771 lichenicolous on Bacidia herbarum and prob. other species NE NR LF Merismatium heterophractum
5307 Merismatium lopadii auct. brit. No Merismatium discrepans 1154 LC NS LF
5308 Merismatium nigritellum (Nyl.) Vouaux (1913) Yes Merismatium nigritellum Polyblastia nigritella 2110 NE NR LF Merismatium nigritellum
5309 Metamelaena umbonata Henssen (orth. error) No Metamelanea umbonata 2482 DD NR
5310 Metamelanea umbonata Henssen (1989) Yes Metamelanea umbonata 2482 DD NR Metamelanea umbonata