Biology:Dolichocarpus

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Short description: Genus of lichen

Dolichocarpus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Opegraphaceae
Genus: Dolichocarpus
R.Sant. (1949)
Type species
Dolichocarpus chilensis
R.Sant. (1949)
Species

D. chilensis
D. seawardii

Dolichocarpus is a genus of lichens in the family Opegraphaceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Rolf Santesson in 1949, with Dolichocarpus chilensis assigned as the type species. This species, found in Chile, grows on cactus spines in a fog desert.[2] For several decades the genus remained monotypic, until 2008 when André Aptroot added Dolichocarpus seawardii. This lichen, found on St Helena, forms large patches on wet, overhanging rock ledges.[3]

References

  1. 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. 
  2. Santesson, R. (1949). "Dolichocarpus and Xanthopeltis, two new lichen genera from Chile". Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 43: 547–565. 
  3. Aptroot, André (2008). "Lichens of St Helena and Ascension Island". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 158: 147–171. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00797.x. 

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