Biology:Punctelia digitata
Punctelia digitata | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Punctelia |
Species: | P. digitata
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Binomial name | |
Punctelia digitata Jungbluth, Marcelli & Elix (2009)
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Punctelia digitata is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in Brazil, it was described as a new species in 2009 by lichenologists Patrícia Jungbluth, Marcello Marcelli, and John Alan Elix. The holotype was collected from Itirapina municipality in São Paulo State. It was found growing on a tree trunk in a cerrado forest, at an altitude of 770 m (2,530 ft). The thallus is greyish in colour, measuring 4.5–10 cm (2–4 in), comprising irregularly branched lobes with a width of 2–4 mm (0.08–0.16 in). The specific epithet digitata (Latin for "finger-like") refers to the characteristic shape of the lacinules (vegetative propagules). The lichen contains trace amounts of atranorin, and lecanoric acid as the main secondary metabolite.[1]
References
- ↑ Marcelli, Marcelo Pinto; Jungbluth, Patrícia; Elix, John A. (2009). "Four new species of Punctelia from São Paulo State, Brazil". Mycotaxon 109: 49–61. doi:10.5248/109.49. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/233657032.
Wikidata ☰ Q10646744 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctelia digitata.
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