Biology:Catolechia
Catolechia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Rhizocarpaceae. It is a monotypic genus,[1] containing the single species Catolechia wahlenbergii. The genus was circumscribed by the German botanist Julius von Flotow in 1850.[2] He did not assign a type species for the genus; Catolechia pulchella A.Massal. (1852) was designated as the type by Gustav Wilhelm Körber in 1855.[3] This species is synonymous with Catolechia wahlenbergii.[4]
Several species that were originally described as a member of Catolechia have since been transferred to other genera. Examples include:
- Catolechia flavovirescens Flot. (1849) = Arthrorhaphis citrinella
- Catolechia glomerulans Müll.Arg. (1892) = Monerolechia glomerulans
- Catolechia lactea A.Massal. (1852) = Buellia lactea
- Catolechia marginulata Müll.Arg. (1892) = Buellia marginulata
- Catolechia moriopsis A.Massal. (1852) = Orphniospora moriopsis
- Catolechia pyxinoides Müll.Arg. (1861) = Pyxine pyxinoides
- Catolechia subcoronata Müll.Arg. (1892) = Buellia subcoronata
- Catolechia tenuis Müll.Arg. (1861) = Dimelaena tenuis
- Catolechia wahlenbergii ß alpina (Schaer.) Flot. (1849) = Bellemerea alpina
Habitat and distribution
In Nepal, Catolechia wahlenbergii has been reported at 4,500 m elevation in a compilation of published records; this reported range lies above the tree line used in the study.[5]
References
- ↑ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8.
- ↑ Flotow, J. (1850). "Mikroskopische Flechtenstudien" (in de). Botanische Zeitung 8: 361–369.
- ↑ "Record Details: Catolechia Flot., Bot. Ztg. 8(18): 367 (1850)". Index Fungorum. http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=849.
- ↑ "Record Details: Catolechia pulchella A. Massal., Ric. auton. lich. crost. (Verona): 83 (1852)". Index Fungorum. http://www.indexfungorum.org/names/NamesRecord.asp?RecordID=382329.
- ↑ Baniya, Chitra Bahadur; Solhøy, Torstein; Gauslaa, Yngvar; Palmer, Michael W. (2010). "The elevation gradient of lichen species richness in Nepal". The Lichenologist 42 (1): 83–96. doi:10.1017/S0024282909008627.
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