Name:		Aspicilia desertorum Mereschk., Excurs. Lichénolog. Steppes Kirghis. (1911) page 36, tab. 1, fig. 1-5
Status:		Species, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Aspicilia A. Massal. [Genus] Megasporaceae Lumbsch [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 Aspicilia desertorum forma desertoides Aspicilia desertorum forma desertorum Aspicilia desertorum forma sphaerothallina (J. Steiner) Oksner Aspicilia desertorum forma terrestris Tomin Aspicilia desertorum var. aspera Mereschk. Aspicilia desertorum var. desertorum Aspicilia desertorum var. plicatula Aspicilia desertorum var. semivagans Mereschk.
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 5: 305
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (13 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]