Name:		Pertusaria albescens M. Choisy & Werner, Cavanillesia 5 (1932) page 165
Basionym:		Lichen albescens Huds.
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 albescens forma albescens Pertusaria albescens forma globulifera (Turner) Ozenda & Clauzade Pertusaria albescens var. albescens (Huds.) M. Choisy & Werner Pertusaria albescens var. corallina (Zahlbr.) J.R. Laundon Pertusaria albescens var. subflotlowiana (Erichsen) B. Hankó Pertusaria albescens var. tuberculata (Erichsen) Vezda
Catalogue data:		Lamb, Index Lichenum p. 6
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (78 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]