Name:		Parmelia stygia Ach., (1803) page 203
Accepted name:		Melanelia stygia (L.) Essl.
Basionym:		Lichen stygius L.
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 stygia forma lignicola Kosk. Parmelia stygia forma stygia Parmelia stygia var. elveloidea Schaer. Parmelia stygia var. orbicularis Schaer. Parmelia stygia var. pulvinata Schaer. Parmelia stygia var. reagens Servít Parmelia stygia var. septentrionalis Lynge Parmelia stygia var. stygia
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 6: 114
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]