Cetrelia monachorum

Cetrelia monachorum

Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Cetrelia
Species:
C. monachorum
Binomial name
Cetrelia monachorum
Synonyms[2]
  • Parmelia monachorum Zahlbr. (1930)

Cetrelia monachorum is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was first described scientifically in 1930 by Alexander Zahlbruckner as a species of Parmelia. Husband and wife lichenologists William and Chicita Culberson transferred it into the genus Cetrelia in 1977.[3] It is one of four chemically distinct species recognized within the Cetrelia olivetorum species complex.[4]

It is found in Asia, Europe, and North America.[3]

References

  1. ^ NatureServe. "Cetrelia monachorum". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  2. ^ "Synonymy: Cetrelia monachorum (Zahlbr.) W.L. Culb. & C.F. Culb., in Culberson & Culberson, Syst. Bot. 1(4): 326 (1977) [1976]". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
  3. ^ a b Culberson, Chicita F.; Culberson, William Louis (1976). "Chemosyndromic variation in lichens". Systematic Botany. 1 (4): 325–339. doi:10.2307/2418700.
  4. ^ Yahr, Rebecca; Allen, Jessica L.; Atienza, Violeta; Burgartz, Frank; Chrismas, Nathan; Dal Forno, Manuela; et al. (2024). "Red Listing lichenized fungi: best practices and future prospects". The Lichenologist. 56: 345–362. doi:10.1017/S0024282924000355.