The new lichenized species Sphaerophorus venerabilis (Sphaerophoraceae, Lecanorales, Ascomycota) is described and the long confusion with S. tuckermanii clarified. The names S. tuckermanii and S. globiferus var. gracilis Müll. Arg. are lectotypified, and a key to the species of Sphaerophorus in western North America is presented.
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1 June 2009
A new species of Sphaerophorus, and a key to the family Sphaerophoraceae in western North America
Mats Wedin,
Filip Högnabba,
Trevor Goward
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The Bryologist
Vol. 112 • No. 2
Summer 2009
Vol. 112 • No. 2
Summer 2009
Canada
Mexico
new species
nomenclature
Sphaerophoraceae
Sphaerophorus
systematics