Biology:Phyllopsora catervisorediata
| Phyllopsora catervisorediata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Ramalinaceae |
| Genus: | Phyllopsora |
| Species: | P. catervisorediata
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| Binomial name | |
| Phyllopsora catervisorediata G.K.Mishra, Upreti & Nayaka (2011)
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Phyllopsora catervisorediata is a species of lichen-forming fungus in the family Ramalinaceae.[1] It was described as new in 2011 by Gaurav Kumar Mishra, Dalip Kumar Upreti, and Sanjeeva Nayaka. It is known from its type locality in the Western Himalayas of India (Uttarakhand, Bageshwar district, on the route to Pindari Glacier), where it was found growing on bark in moist, humid forest at roughly 2,700–3,200 m elevation. The species epithet refers to the Latin caterva ('a group' or 'heap'), alluding to the way the soredia occur in clustered heaps.[2]
The thallus is [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] (made of small, scale-like [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]]) and closely attached to the substrate, with rounded to elongate squamules about 0.1–0.5 mm wide that may become slightly ascending. The upper surface is smooth and pale green to yellowish, and the margins produce [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] soredia (powdery propagules) that build up into heaps. The [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] (a thin border of hyphae) is indistinct. No apothecia or pycnidia have been observed. In terms of chemical spot tests, the thallus is K+ (yellow) and C−/KC−/PD−; thin-layer chromatography detected atranorin. It resembles P. soralifera in having sorediate squamules and a type 2 [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] (using standard cortex type terminology used for genus Phyllopsora[3]), but differs in its non-[[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] soredia and in having lichen substances present.[2]
References
- ↑ "Phyllopsora catervisorediata G.K. Mishra, Upreti & Nayaka". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/6VG99.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mishra, Gaurav K.; Upreti, Dalip K.; Nayaka, Sanjeeva; Haridas, Biju (2011). "New taxa and new reports of Phyllopsora (lichenized Ascomycotina) from India". Mycotaxon 115: 29–44. doi:10.5248/115.29.
- ↑ Swinscow, T.D.V.; Krog, Hildur (1981). "The genus Phyllopsora, with a report on East African species". The Lichenologist 13 (3): 203–247. doi:10.1017/S0024282981000315.
Wikidata ☰ Q21307732 entry
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