Biology:Xanthoparmelia boyeri

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Short description: Species of lichen

Xanthoparmelia boyeri
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. boyeri
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia boyeri
Elix (2002)

Xanthoparmelia boyeri is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in Kenya, it was formally described as a new species in 2002 by Australian lichenologist John Elix. The type specimen was collected from the Lewis Glacier on Mount Kenya, where it was found growing on volcanic rock. The species epithet refers to M. Boyer, one of the collectors of the type. The lichen contains salazinic acid as a major lichen product, minor amounts of usnic acid and norstictic acid, and trace amounts of consalazinic acid.[1]

See also

References

  1. Elix, John A. (2007). "New species of Xanthoparmelia (lichenized Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae) from Africa". The Lichenologist 34 (4): 283–291. doi:10.1006/lich.2002.0383. 

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