Biology:Alectoria brodoana
| Alectoria brodoana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Alectoria |
| Species: | A. brodoana
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| Binomial name | |
| Alectoria brodoana Essl. (2016)
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| Holotype: Cerro la Peña, Mexico[1] | |
Alectoria brodoana is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[2] It was formally described as a new species in 2016 by the American lichenologist Theodore Lee Esslinger.[1] The species epithet brodoana honors the emeritus scientist and lichenologist Irwin M. Brodo.[3]
Found only in Mexico, Alectoria brodoana is restricted to the Trans-Mexican Volcanic Belt in Oaxaca and the southern Sierra Madre Oriental in Veracruz. It typically grows on pine trees in montane habitats at elevations between 2,000 and 3,800 m (6,600 and 12,500 ft).[1]
Alectoria brodoana is identified by the C+ (red) medulla, indicating the presence of olivetoric acid. It is chemically similar to Alectoria mexicana, and has been historically mistaken for this species. It is morphologically similar to the widespread Alectoria lata.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Esslinger, T.L. (2016). "Alectoria in Mexico". Lichens of Mexico. The Parmeliaceae – Keys, distribution and specimen descriptions. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 110. Stuttgart: J. Cramer. pp. 69–80. ISBN 978-3-443-58089-6.
- ↑ "Alectoria brodoana Essl.". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/BLQT.
- ↑ Hertel, Hannes; Gärtner, Georg; Lőkös, László (2017). "Forscher an Österreichs Flechtenflora" (in German). Stapfia 104 (2): 1–211 [27]. https://www.zobodat.at/biografien/Flechtenforschung_Austria_STAPFIA_0104_2_0001-0211.pdf.
Wikidata ☰ Q107477569 entry
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