Biology:Jackelixia whinrayi

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Short description: Species of lichen

Jackelixia whinrayi
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Jackelixia
Species:
J. whinrayi
Binomial name
Jackelixia whinrayi
(S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt) S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt & A.Thell
Synonyms

Xanthoria whinrayi S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt

Jackelixia whinrayi is a lichen in the family Teloschistaceae.[1] It was first described in 2007 by Sergey Kondratyuk and Ingvar Kärnefelt as Xanthoria whinrayi,[2][3] but was transferred to the genus Jackelixia in 2009 by Kondratyuk, Natalya M. Fedorenko, Soili Kristina Stenroos, Kärnefelt, and Arne Thell.[2][4]

The name accepted at Index Fungorum is Xanthoria whinrayi,[5] while Jackelixia whinrayi is the name accepted by AusLichen[2] and by Mycobank.[1]

It is endemic to Australia, occurring in Tasmania,[2] and has been found on the dead trunk of a dead Atriplex cinerea.[5]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q21278163 entry