Bibliography on Usnea sp.

Lichens are a symbiotic association between fungi and algae. The lichens from genus Usnea, from the family Parmeliceae, grow up in trees of all the world. It is estimated that are around +600 species of this genus. In Mesoamerica, the principal species of Usnea, according to GBIF and Herrera, et-al (1998) are:

• Usnea amabilis
• Usnea ceratina
• Usnea cristatula
• Usnea firma
• Usnea goniodes
• Usnea himantodes
• Usnea longissima
• Usnea mexicana
• Usnea rubicunda
• Usnea papillata
• Usnea ramillosa
• Usnea subelegans
• Usnea transitoria

 

PDF, Articles, Books on Usnea from Mesoamerica

• ANDERSOHN, Cornelia
• 2004
• Does tree height determine epiphyte diversity? Selbyana. Vol. 25, No. 1. Pages 101-117.
  
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  https://www.jstor.org/stable/41760149?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=usnea&searchText=
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• HERRERA, María Angeles, CLERC, Philipe and Thomas NASH
• 1998
• Pendulous species of Usnea from the temperate forests in Mexico. The bryologist. Vol. 101, No. 2. Pages 303-329.
  
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• IMSHAUG, Henry
• 1956
• Catalogue of Central America lichens. The Bryologist. Vol. 59, No. 2. Pages 69-114.
  
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  ceratina&searchText=guatemala&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dusnea%
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• VAN DEN BOOM, Pieter, ELIX, John and Harrie SIPMAN
• 2007
• New or interesting Lichen records from Guatemala I. Willdenowia. Pages 363-375.
  
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  https://www.jstor.org/stable/20371356?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=usnea&
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• WIRTZ, N., PRINTZEN, C., SANCHO, L. and H. THORSTEN
• 2006
• The phylogeny and classification of Neuropogon and Usnea (Parmeliacae, Ascomycota) revisited. Taxon. Vol. 55, No. 2. Pages 367-376.
  
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Suggested webpages with photos and information on Genus Usnea from Mesoamerica

www.naturalista.mx/taxa/67747-Usnea
Photos of different species of Usnea.

https://www.naturalista.mx/taxa/117902-Usnea-ceratina
Photos of U. ceratina..

http://lichenportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=54715
Information of U. goniodes.

www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/lichenlist/FLORA%2056A/Usnea_himantodes.html
Information of U. himantodes.

www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/usnea_longissima.shtml
Information and photo of U. longissima.

http://lichenportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=54716
Information of U. mexicana.

www.lichens.lastdragon.org/Usnea_rubicunda.html
Information and photos of U. rubicunda.

http://lichenportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=126962
Information of U. subelegans.

http://lichenportal.org/portal/taxa/index.php?taxon=54718
Information of U. transitoria.

   

First posted December, 2018
Bibliography prepared by Marcella Sarti, FLAAR Mesoamerica (Guatemala).