Name:		Usnea melaxantha Motyka
Status:		Species, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Usnea Dill. ex Adans. [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 Usnea melaxantha forma melaxantha Usnea melaxantha forma strigulosa Zahlbr. Usnea melaxantha var. angulosa Müll. Arg. Usnea melaxantha var. melaxantha Usnea melaxantha var. spadicea (Zahlbr.) Motyka Usnea melaxantha var. subciliata Zahlbr.
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 6: 601
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]