Biology:Nipponoparmelia

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Short description: Genus of lichenised fungi in the family Parmeliaceae

Nipponoparmelia
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Nipponoparmelia
(Kurok.) K.H.Moon, Y.Ohmura & Kashiw. (2010)
Species

N. isidioclada
N. laevior
N. perplicata
N. pseudolaevior
N. ricasolioides

Synonyms
  • Parmelia subgen. Nipponoparmelia Kurok. (1994)

Nipponoparmelia is a genus of five species of lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. Nipponoparmelia was originally conceived by Syo Kurokawa as a subgenus of the genus Parmelia in 1994.[1] It was raised to generic status in 2010.[2] Four east Asian species were originally placed in the genus; Nipponoparmelia perplicata, found in South Korea and Russia, was added in 2014.[3]

Description

Nipponoparmelia differs morphologically from Parmelia by having very small (punctiform) pseudocyphellae on the margins of the lobes and lobules. Similar to the genera Punctelia and Flavopunctelia, the pseudocyphellae lack a persistent epicortex roof and do not form angular or linear pore aggregates; unlike these two genera, however, in Nipponoparmelia the pseudocyphellae are not present on the lamina.[3]

Species

  • Nipponoparmelia isidioclada (Vain.) K.H.Moon, Y.Ohmura & Kashiw. (2010)
  • Nipponoparmelia laevior (Nyl.) K.H.Moon, Y.Ohmura & Kashiw. (2010)
  • Nipponoparmelia perplicata S.Y.Kondr., Tschab., Elix & Hur (2014)
  • Nipponoparmelia pseudolaevior (Asahina) K.H.Moon, Y.Ohmura & Kashiw. (2010)
  • Nipponoparmelia ricasolioides (Nyl.) A.Crespo & Divakar (2010)

References

  1. Kurokawa, S. (1994). "Japanese species of Parmelia Ach. (sens. str.) Parmeliaceae (2)". Journal of Japanese Botany 69 (3): 121–126. 
  2. Crespo, Ana; Kauff, Frank; Divakar, Pradeep K.; del Prado, Ruth; Pérez-Ortega, Sergio; de Paz, Guillermo Amo; Ferencova, Zuzana; Blanco, Oscar et al. (2010). "Phylogenetic generic classification of parmelioid lichens (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) based on molecular, morphological and chemical evidence". Taxon 59 (6): 1735–1753. doi:10.1002/tax.596008. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 Kondratyuk, Sergij Ya.; Tschabanenko, Svetlana I.; Elix, John A.; Oh, Soon-Ok; Thell, Arne (2013). "Nipponoparmelia perplicata sp. nov. (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) from eastern Asia". Mycotaxon 126 (1): 37–44. doi:10.5248/126.37. 

Wikidata ☰ Q21214833 entry