Biology:Bryoria implexa
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Bryoria |
| Species: | B. implexa
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| Binomial name | |
| Bryoria implexa (Hoffm.) Brodo & D.Hawksw. 1977
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Bryoria implexa is a species of horsehair lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.
Habit
Bryoria implexa has a dark brown or olive colour. The thallus is cylindrical and hairlike, 5–10 cm long and hanging. The main branches are 0,2-0,3 mm in diameter but the narrower branches are 0,1 mm.[2]
Distribution and habitat
The native distribution of Bryorya implexa is North-America and Europe,[3] including Iceland where it has only been found in one location, Gálgahraun in Álftanes, where its preferred habitat is lava rock.[2]
Conservation status
Bryoria implexa is red listed in Iceland as critically endangered (CR) due to it being found in only one location in the country.[4] The species is extinct (EX) in United Kingdom .[5]
As of April 2021, its conservation status has not been estimated by the IUCN.
Chemistry
Bryoria implexa contains norstictic acid.[2]
References
- ↑ "Synonymy: Bryoria implexa (Hoffm.) Brodo & D. Hawksw.". Species Fungorum. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=341507.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Flóra Íslands [Flora if Iceland] (no date). Gálgaskegg - Bryoria implexa. (in Icealndic) Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ Velmala, Saara; Myllys, Leena; Trevor, Goward; Holien, Håkon; Halonen, Pekka (2014). "Taxonomy of Bryoria section Implexae (Parmeliaceae, Lecanoromycetes) in North America and Europe, based on chemical, morphological and molecular data". Annales Botanici Fennici 51 (6): 345–371. doi:10.5735/085.051.0601.
- ↑ Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.
- ↑ Woods, R. G., & Coppins, B. J. (2012). A Conservation Evaluation of British Lichens and Lichenicolours Fungi. Powerprint.
Wikidata ☰ Q10594602 entry
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