Ropalospora

Familia: Ropalosporaceae
Genus: Ropalospora
Species: R. atroumbrina – R. chlorantha – R. hibernica – R. lugubris – R. phaeoplaca – R. viridis

Ropalospora A. Massal., 1860

Family: Fuscideaceae

Type species: Ropalospora lugubris   (Source: Thomson 1997)

• A. Massal., Atti Inst. Veneto Sci. lett., ed Arti, Sér. 3 5: 263 (1860)

• Massalongo, A. (1860) Esame comparativo di alcuni generi di licheni. - Atti dell'Istituto Veneto di scienze, lettere ed arti\ vol. 5, ser. 3: 247-267, 313-337.   **[Mattick Rec.# 34026] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)** (PDF file)

• Brodo, I.M.; Sharnoff, S.D. and Sharnoff, S. (2001) Ropalospora (p. 649) In, Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.   **[RLL List # 184 / Rec.# 22465] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

• Ekman, S. (1993) A taxonomic study of Ropalospora chlorantha, and a comparison between Ropalospora and Fuscidea. - The Bryologist 96(4): 582–591.   **[RLL List # 154 / Rec.# 4792] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (JSTOR)

• Ekman, S. (1996) The corticolous and lignicolous species of Bacidia and Bacidina in North America. - Opera Botanica 127: 1–148.   **[RLL List # 164 / Rec.# 4795] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

• Hertel, H. (1980) Lecideaceae Exsiccatae, ausgegeben von der Botanischen Staatssammlung München (Kryptogamen-Abteilung). Fasc. II (No. 21-40). - . 7 pp.   **[RLL List # 113-30 / Rec.# 8442] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

• Kantvilas, G. [From Flora of Australia volume 56A (2004)] - Discussion of the genus Ropalospora

• Thomson, J.W. (1997) Ropalospora Massal. (pp. 571-572) In, American Arctic Lichens: 2. The Microlichens. The University of Wisconsin Press, 675 pages.   **[RLL List # 170 / Rec.# 18517] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**

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