''Lobaria anthraspis'' is a species of

foliose lichen Foliose lichen is one of the morphological classes of lichens, which are complex organisms that arise from the symbiotic relationship between fungi and a photosynthetic partner, typically algae. This partnership allows lichen to live in diverse ...

in the subfamily Lobarioidiae of the family Peltigeraceae. It was originally named ''Sticta anthraspis'' by pioneer lichenologist Erik Acharius in 1803. In 1939, Swedish botanist

Adolf Hugo Magnusson Adolf Hugo Magnusson (1 March 188514 July 1964) was a Swedish naturalist who specialized in lichenology. He was a school teacher in Gothenburg from 1909 to 1948, but spent his spare time on the study of lichens. He described about 900 new taxa, ...

proposed a transfer to genus ''

Pseudocyphellaria ''Pseudocyphellaria'' is a genus of large, leafy lichens that are sometimes referred to as "specklebelly" lichens.Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff, and S. Sharnoff. 2001. ''Lichens of North America''. Yale University Press: New Haven. The genus has ...

'', and it was considered a member of that genus for several decades, until the advent of modern

molecular phylogenetics Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...

led to refinements and reorganisation of family Peltigeraceae. Toby Spribille and Bruce McCune transferred it to ''

Lobaria ''Lobaria'' is a genus of foliose lichens, formerly classified in the family Lobariaceae, but now placed in the Peltigeraceae. They are commonly known as "lung wort" or "lungmoss" as their physical shape somewhat resembles a lung, and their ecol ...

'' in 2014.

References

Peltigerales Lichen species Fungi of North America Taxa named by Erik Acharius Lichens described in 1803 {{Peltigerales-stub