Lendemer, James C., Jana Kocourková & Kerry Knudsen. Studies in lichens and lichenicolous fungi: notes on some taxa from North America. Mycotaxon 105: 379-386. 2008.

ABSTRACT: Acarospora instrata is placed in synonymy with A. obpallens. Cyphelium brachysporum is removed from synonymy with C. notarisii and considered endemic to the chaparral belt of southern California, USA. Amandinea insperata, Cercidospora cladoniicola, Chaenothecopsis kalbii, and Usnea diffracta are reported for the first time from North America.

KEYWORDS: Appalachian Mountains, coastal plain, fire frequency, New Mexico, tropical disjuncts