Biology:Xanthoparmelia ahtii
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Short description: Species of lichen found in the US
| Xanthoparmelia ahtii | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. ahtii
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia ahtii (Essl.) O.Blanco, A.Crespo, Elix, D.Hawksw. & Lumbsch (2004)
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Xanthoparmelia ahtii is a rock shield lichen that belongs to the family Parmeliaceae. One previous name for this species was Neofuscelia ahtii.[3][4] The lichen is uncommon and is listed as imperiled by the Nature Conservatory.[1]
Description
The lichen grows on rocks and is olive brown to yellow or reddish brown in color. Lobes are approximately 1–2.5 mm wide and are slightly curved and broad.[5]
Habitat and range
It is found in the North American southwest growing on rocks. It has been observed in forested areas in the state of Arizona as well as well as the Mexican state of Baja California Sur.[1][5][3]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "NatureServe Explorer - Xanthoparmelia ahtii". NatureServe. 2022-10-10. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.125516/Xanthoparmelia_ahtii.
- ↑ "Synonymy. Current Name: Xanthoparmelia ahtii (Essl.) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Elix, D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch, Taxon 53(4): 966 (2004)". https://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=370231.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Esslinger, Theodore L.; Egan, Robert S. (1995). "A Sixth Checklist of the Lichen-forming, Lichenicolous, and Allied Fungi of the Continental United States and Canada". The Bryologist 98 (4): 467. doi:10.2307/3243586. ISSN 0007-2745. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3243586.
- ↑ Blanco, Oscar; Crespo, Ana; Elix, John A.; Hawksworth, David L.; Thorsten Lumbsch, H. (2004). "A molecular phylogeny and a new classification of parmelioid lichens containing Xanthoparmelia type lichenan (Ascomycota: Lecanorales)" (in en). Taxon 53 (4): 959–975. doi:10.2307/4135563. ISSN 0040-0262. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2307/4135563.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Nash, Thomas (2002). Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region. Tempe, Ariz.: Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University. ISBN 0-9716759-0-2. OCLC 50120839. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50120839.
Wikidata ☰ Q15015223 entry
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