Biology:Platismatia herrei

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Short description: Species of lichen

Platismatia herrei
Platismatia herrei.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Platismatia
Species:
P. herrei
Binomial name
Platismatia herrei
(Imshaug) W.L.Culb. & C.F.Culb. (1968)
Synonyms
  • Cetraria herrei Imshaug (1954)

Platismatia herrei is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was first formally described as a species of Cetraria in 1968 by lichenologist Henry Imshaug.[1] William and Chicita Culberson transferred it to the genus Platismatia in 1968. The lichen is found in western North America, ranging from southern Alaska to central California . It is distinguished from other members of its genus by the isidia that fringe the edges of its linear lobes; the Culbersons described it as "one of the most beautiful and intricately formed species in the genus".[2]

References

  1. Imshaug, Henry A. (1954). "A nomenclatorial note on Cetraria tuckermanii". The Bryologist 57 (1): 5–6. doi:10.2307/3240065. 
  2. Culberson, William Louis; Culberson, Chicita F. (1968). The Lichen Genera Cetrelia and Platismatia (Parmeliaceae). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium. 34. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press. pp. 449–558 [537]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/399573. 

Wikidata ☰ Q10633072 entry