Name:		Rhizocarpon petraeum A. Massal., (1852) page 102
Basionym:		Lichen petraeus Wulfen
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 petraeum forma albineum (Tuck.) Zahlbr. Rhizocarpon petraeum forma petraeum Rhizocarpon petraeum var. excentricum (Ach.) Arn. Rhizocarpon petraeum var. lavatum (Ach. ex Fr.) Körb. Rhizocarpon petraeum var. oederi (Weber) Körb. Rhizocarpon petraeum var. petraeum Rhizocarpon petraeum var. subconcentricum Körb.
Catalogue data:		Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 4: 351, Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 4: 382, Zahlbruckner, Catalogus Universalis Lichenum 8: 424
Cybertruffle Resources:		Cyberliber Cumulative Index Biological Records Database (23 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]