Name:		Pertusaria areolata A. Massal., (1852) page 189
Basionym:		Porina pertusa var. areolata Ach.
Synonym(s):		Pertusaria chionea DC.
Status:		Species, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Pertusaria DC. [Genus] Pertusariaceae Körb. ex Körb. [Family] Pertusariales M. Choisy ex D. Hawksw. & O.E. Erikss. [Order] Ostropomycetidae Reeb, Lutzoni & Cl. Roux [Subclass] Lecanoromycetes O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Class] Pezizomycotina O.E. Erikss. & Winka [Subdivision / Subphylum] Ascomycota Caval.-Sm. [Division / Phylum] Fungi R.T. Moore [Kingdom]
Constituent taxa:		Subspecific taxa Pertusaria areolata forma areolata Pertusaria areolata forma conspurcata Harm. Pertusaria areolata forma eucorallina Harm.
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 5: 124
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (7 records)
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Index Fungorum Landcare [New Zealand] Mycobank New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]