Aspicilia aquatica (Fr.) Körber (1855:165)

Nordin, Anders, 2015, New synonyms and lectotypes in Aspicilia (Megasporaceae, Ascomycota), Phytotaxa 192 (3), pp. 197-200 : 197

Aspicilia aquatica (Fr.) Körber (1855:165)

Basionym:— Parmelia cinerea var. aquatica Fries (1831: 144) . Type:— NORWAY. Troms: Storfjord,by the river Gustavsvingen, 7 August 2003, Owe-Larsson 8938 (neotype, designated by Nordin & Jørgensen 2008: 989, UPS!).

= Lecanora griseopallida Vainio (1878: 59) . Aspicilia griseopallida (Vain.) Hue (1910: 112) . Lectoype (designated here):— RUSSIA. “Fennia, Viipuri (Viborg), in vallo”, 1875, E. Wainio (TUR-VAIN 5702!). syn. nov.

The original material of Lecanora griseopallida at TUR-VAIN has been divided and placed in two separate packets numbered 5702 and 5702a, each containing a small piece of rock, but there is just one original label, which indicates that the separation of the material was not made by Vainio himself but later by a curator at the museum. Thus both should be regarded as part of the lectotype. It cannot be ruled out that original material can also be found elsewhere. Both the general appearance and the size of spores and conidia agree with Aspicilia aquatica , which like many other Aspicilia species is quite variable in colour, areolation and the appearance of the apothecia.