Xanthoparmelia montanensis

Xanthoparmelia montanensis

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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. montanensis
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia montanensis
Hale (1984)[2]

Xanthoparmelia montanensis is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus.[3] It is also known as the Montana Rock-shield Lichen.[1]

Description

Grows to around 3–6 cm in diameter with lobes which are approximately 0.7–1.5 mm wide with short crowed edges. The upper surface of the lichen is dark yellowish green in color and shiny on the surface. Rhizines are simple in structure and pale forming 0.2–0.5 mm long.[4] It is the only member of the Xanthoparmelia genus that produces fatty acids which form spots that can be detected with shortwave UV light.[5]

Habitat and range

Found in Western North American including the US states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Montana.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "NatureServe Explorer - Xanthoparmelia montanensis". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia montanensis. NatureServe. 2022-08-22. Retrieved 2022-08-22.
  2. ^ Hale., Mason E. A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae). OCLC 956628677.
  3. ^ "Errata: A Fifth Checklist of the Lichen-Forming, Lichenicolous and Allied Fungi of the Continental United States and Canada". The Bryologist. 90 (3): 282. 1987. doi:10.2307/3242942. ISSN 0007-2745. JSTOR 3242942.
  4. ^ Hale, Mason E. (1990). A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae) /. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.123253.
  5. ^ Nash III, Thomas H., ed. (2002). Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region. Tempe, Ariz.: Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University. ISBN 0-9716759-0-2. OCLC 50120839.
  6. ^ Xanthoparmelia montanensis Hale in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset doi:10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-10-08.


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