Name:		Rhizocarpon superficiale Malme, Svensk Bot. Tidskr. 8 (3) (1914) page 282
Basionym:		Lecidea superficialis Schaer.
Synonym(s):		Catocarpus superficiale (Schaer.) Hav. (1939) Rhizocarpon crystalligenum Lynge (1932) Rhizocarpon superficiale var. crystalligenum (Lynge) Clauzade & Cl. Roux (1985) Rhizocarpon superficiale subsp. boreale Runemark (1956)
Status:		Species, ñ
Taxonomic position:		Rhizocarpon Ramond ex DC. [Genus] Rhizocarpaceae M. Choisy ex Hafellner [Family] Rhizocarpales Miądl. et al. [Order] Lecanoromycetidae P.M. Kirk, P.F. Cannon, J.C. David & Stalpers ex Miądl., Lutzoni & Lumbsch [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 Rhizocarpon superficiale forma genuinum (Müll. Arg.) Räsänen Rhizocarpon superficiale forma intermedium (Müll. Arg.) Räsänen Rhizocarpon superficiale forma reticulatum Schade ex Lettau Rhizocarpon superficiale forma superficiale Rhizocarpon superficiale subsp. boreale Runemark Rhizocarpon superficiale subsp. splendidum (Malme) Runemark Rhizocarpon superficiale subsp. superficiale Rhizocarpon superficiale var. crystalligenum (Lynge) Clauzade & Cl. Roux Rhizocarpon superficiale var. intermedium (Müll. Arg.) Zahlbr. Rhizocarpon superficiale var. superficiale
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 4: 342, Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 8: 425
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (11 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]