Biology:Melanohalea beringiana

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Short description: Species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae


Melanohalea beringiana
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Melanohalea
Species:
M. beringiana
Binomial name
Melanohalea beringiana
S.Leavitt, Essl., Divakar, A.Crespo & Lumbsch (2016)

Melanohalea beringiana is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was described as a new species in 2016. The type was collected near the Richardson Highway, north of Paxson, Alaska, where it was found growing on the bark of a trunk of balsam poplar. The specific epithet beringiana refers to its Alaskan distribution. It is morphologically similar to Melanohalea olivaceoides, but is genetically distinct from that species.[1]

References

  1. Leavitt, Steven D.; Esslinger, Theodore L.; Divakar, Pradeep K.; Crespo, Ana; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (2016). "Hidden diversity before our eyes: Delimiting and describing cryptic lichen-forming fungal species in camouflage lichens (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota)". Fungal Biology 120 (11): 1374–1391. doi:10.1016/j.funbio.2016.06.001. PMID 27742095. 

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