Name:		Parmelia desertorum
Status:		Species, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Parmelia 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 Parmelia desertorum forma convoluta (Kremp.) Gyeln. Parmelia desertorum forma desertorum Parmelia desertorum forma elegans (Mereschk.) Gyeln. Parmelia desertorum forma minuscula (Savicz) Gyeln. Parmelia desertorum forma neodesertorum Gyeln. Parmelia desertorum forma neovagans Gyeln. Parmelia desertorum forma subflabellata (J. Steiner) Gyeln.
Catalogue data:		Lamb, Index Lichenum p. 2
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index
Links:		Fungal Databases [Systematic Botany and Mycology, USDA] Genbank Google images IMI [CABI Fungus Dried Reference Collection] Landcare [New Zealand] New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]