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Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis

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Species of lichen

Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species: X. camtschadalis
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis
Hale (1974)

Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia. The lichen is also known as the Kamchatka rock-shield lichen. The lichen was formally described as a new species in 1974 by American lichenologist Mason Hale.

Description

The thallus is foliose and can grow up to 10 cm (4 in) in diameter. The upper surface of the thallus is yellowish-green to grayish-green in color, while the lower surface is black. The lichen produces apothecia, which are small, cup-shaped structures that contain the reproductive parts of the lichen. The apothecia are typically dark brown in color and can reach up to 5 mm (0.2 in) in diameter.

Habitat and range

The lichen is found in high elevation regions around the globe including the Rocky Mountains of North America and Mongolia.

See also

References

  1. "Lichens". lichen.biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  3. Hale, Mason E. (1990). A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
  4. Barcenas-Peña, Alejandrina; Leavitt, Steven D.; Grewe, Felix; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (2021-06-15). "Diversity of Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae) species in Mexican xerophytic scrub vegetation, evidenced by molecular, morphological and chemistry data". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 78 (1): e107. doi:10.3989/ajbm.2564. ISSN 1988-3196. S2CID 236290348.
  5. "Consortium of Lichen Herbaria - Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  6. Biazrov, L. G. (2012). "Stable nitrogen isotopes (d15N) in thalli of arid vagrant lichen Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis across an altitudinal gradient of the Khangai Plateau of Mongolia". Contemporary Problems of Ecology (in Chinese). 5 (2): 200–207. doi:10.1134/S1995425512020047. ISSN 1995-4255.
  7. Li, X.; Xing, X.; Chen, Z. (2001). "地耳和地衣的化学元素组成特点及其与放牧率的关系" [Effect of grazing rate on biomass and element composition of Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis]. Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao = The Journal of Applied Ecology. 12 (3): 369–373. ISSN 1001-9332. PMID 11758415.
Taxon identifiers
Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis


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