Biology:Phoebus hydrophobius

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Short description: Species of lichen

Phoebus hydrophobius
Phoebus hydrophobius (Nuevo León, México).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Arthoniomycetes
Order: Arthoniales
Family: Lecanographaceae
Genus: Phoebus
R.C.Harris & Ladd (2007)
Species:
P. hydrophobius
Binomial name
Phoebus hydrophobius
R.C.Harris & Ladd (2007)

Phoebus is a fungal genus of previously uncertain familial placement in the order Arthoniales,[1] now placed in the family Lecanographaceae thanks to molecular analyses.[2] It contains only one species, Phoebus hydrophobius, found in the Ozarks of the central United States, and described as new to science in 2007.[3]

The genus name of Phoebus is named after the mythical Greco-Roman god Phoebus (also known as Apollo) of the sun as the fungus was thought to look like the orange 'sun bursts' on rocks.[4]

The genus was circumscribed by Richard C. Harris and Douglas Ladd in Opuscula Philolichenum vol.4 on page 64 in 2007.

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. "Thelopsis challenges the generic circumscription in the Gyalectaceae and brings new insights to the taxonomy of Ramonia". The Lichenologist (Cambridge University Press) 53 (1): 45–61. 12 March 2021. doi:10.1017/S002428292000050X. 
  3. Harris, R.C.; Ladd, D. (2007). "New taxa of lichens and lichenicolous fungi from the Ozark Ecoregion". Opuscula Philolichenum 4: 57–68. http://clade.acnatsci.org/lendemer/OP4p9.pdf. 
  4. Burkhardt, Lotte (2022) (in German) (pdf). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen: Von Menschen & ihren Pflanzen. Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. https://doi.org/10.3372/epolist2022. Retrieved 27 January 2022. 

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