Name:		Alectoria chalybeiformis Gray
Accepted name:		Bryoria chalybeiformis (L.) Brodo & D. Hawksw.
Basionym:		Lichen chalybeiformis L.
Status:		Species, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Alectoria Ach. [Genus] Parmeliaceae Zenker [Family] Lecanorales Nannf. [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 Alectoria chalybeiformis forma buekkensis Gyeln. & Fóriss Alectoria chalybeiformis forma chalybeiformis Alectoria chalybeiformis forma intricans Vain. Alectoria chalybeiformis forma lanestris (Ach.) Hue Alectoria chalybeiformis forma nidulifera (Norrl.) Merr. Alectoria chalybeiformis forma prostrateosteola (Gyeln.) Keissl. Alectoria chalybeiformis forma terrestris Stizenb.
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 6: 379, Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 8: 572
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
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]