Name:		Rhizocarpon alpicola Rabenh., Lich. Eur. Exs. (1861) page no. 618
Basionym:		Buellia alpicola Anzi
Synonym(s):		Catocarpon alpicola (Hepp) Arnold Rhizocarpon chionophilum Th. Fr.
Status:		Species, lichen-forming
Taxonomic position:		Rhizocarpon Ramond ex DC. [Genus] Rhizocarpaceae M. Choisy ex Hafellner [Family] Rhizocarpales Miądl. et al. [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 Rhizocarpon alpicola forma fellmanii (Vain.) Zahlbr. Rhizocarpon alpicola forma ludibundum (Th. Fr.) Zahlbr. Rhizocarpon alpicola forma microsporum (Nyl.) Zahlbr. Rhizocarpon alpicola forma primarium (Vain.) Zahlbr. Rhizocarpon alpicola var. alpicola Rhizocarpon alpicola var. decoloratum (Vain.) Zahlbr. Rhizocarpon alpicola var. pallidocinereum (Kremp.) Zahlbr.
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 4: 319, Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 8: 417, Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 8: 424
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] Landcare [New Zealand] New York Botanic Garden [Virtual Fungus Dried Reference Collection]