Biology:Placidiopsis hypothallina
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
| Order: | Verrucariales |
| Family: | Verrucariaceae |
| Genus: | Placidiopsis |
| Species: | P. hypothallina
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| Placidiopsis hypothallina Aptroot (2002)
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Placidiopsis hypothallina is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Verrucariaceae,[1] described as a new species in 2002. It is unique within its genus for its thallus primarily composed of a hyphal [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] resembling a [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] found in some non-lichenised ascomycetes. It is found in Brazil and Taiwan.
Taxonomy
Described by the Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot in 2002, Placidiopsis hypothallina was identified from collections made in the Serra do Caraça (pt) in Minas Gerais, Brazil.[2]
Description
The thallus of Placidiopsis hypothallina is crustose, typically covering rounded areas up to 0.5 cm in diameter. It features a distinctive [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] consisting of loose, blackish hyphae with numerous isolated [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]]. These squamules are dark brown, flat, and rounded to [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]], measuring 50–200 μm in diameter and 50–100 μm thick, each bordered by a thin black margin.[2]
The upper [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] of the squamules is dark brown and cellular, about 3–5 μm thick, while the medulla is [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] and hyaline (translucent). The [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] are fully immersed within the thallus, [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]] (pear-shaped), and hyaline, measuring 50–80 μm in diameter. The ostiole (opening) of each perithecium is centrally located, appearing as a black dot from above, and measures 30–50 μm wide.[2]
Asci (spore-bearing structures) are pyriform, approximately 25–35 by 8–13 μm, and do not possess an ocular chamber. Ascospores are hyaline, 1-septate, long-ellipsoid to [[Glossary of lichen terms#{{biology:{1}}}|{{Biology:{1}}}]], measuring 8–10 by 2.5–3 μm, and are arranged irregularly within the asci. No pycnidia have been observed to occur in this species.[2]
Chemically, the species shows no reactions to standard lichen spot tests (K−, C−, UV−), indicating the absence of detectable secondary metabolites.[2]
Habitat and distribution
Placidiopsis hypothallina is found growing on sun-exposed siliceous rocks, often accompanied by species of the foliose lichen genus Xanthoparmelia. At the time of its original publication in 2002, it had only been recorded from its type location in Brazil.[2] Its known range was extended considerably the following year, when Aptroot recorded it from Taiwan. Those specimens were found growing parasitically on an undescribed species of Trapelia that itself was growing on volcanic rock.[3] It has also been found in the Serra de Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.[4]
References
- ↑ "Placidiopsis hypothallina Aptroot". Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4JDJH.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Aptroot, A. (2002). "New and interesting lichens and lichenicolous fungi in Brazil". Fungal Diversity 9 (1): 15–45. https://www.fungaldiversity.org/fdp/sfdp/9-2.pdf.
- ↑ Aptroot, André (2003). "Pyrenocarpous lichens and related non-lichenized ascomycetes from Taiwan". The Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 93: 155–173. doi:10.18968/jhbl.93.0_155.
- ↑ Aptroot, André; Souza, Maria Fernanda; Spielmann, Adriano Afonso (2021). "Two new crustose Cladonia species with strepsilin and other new lichens from the Serra de Maracaju, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil". Cryptogamie, Mycologie 42 (8): 137–148. doi:10.5252/cryptogamie-mycologie2021v42a8.
Wikidata ☰ Q10632522 entry
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