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Bibliography on Usnea sp. |
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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
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).
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