Biology:Phlyctis lueckingii

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Short description: Species of lichen

Phlyctis lueckingii
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Gyalectales
Family: Phlyctidaceae
Genus: Phlyctis
Species:
P. lueckingii
Binomial name
Phlyctis lueckingii
Weerakoon & Aptroot (2016)

Phlyctis lueckingii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) lichen in the family Phlyctidaceae.[1] Found in Sri Lanka, it was formally described as a new species by Gothamie Weerakoon and André Aptroot in 2016. The type was collected on the Dothalugala mountain, where it was found in a rainforest on the smooth bark of a tree. The species epithet honours lichenologist Robert Lücking.[2]

Characteristics of the lichen include its relatively large (0.2–0.3 mm in diameter), grey apothecia that occur in groups, and its fusiform (spindle-shaped) ascospores that have 7 septa and measure 27–29 by 5.5–6.5 μm. The thallus contains the lichen product norstictic acid.[2]

References

  1. "Phlyctis lueckingii Weerakoon & Aptroot". Species 2000: Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4GJQ9. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Weerakoon, Gothamie; Wolseley, Patricia A.; Arachchige, Omal; Eugenia da Silva Cáceres, Marcela; Jayalal, Udeni; Aptroot, André (2016). "Eight new lichen species and 88 new records from Sri Lanka". The Bryologist 119 (2): 131–142. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-119.2.131. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/303320614. 

Wikidata ☰ Q27242335 entry