Biology:Candelariella complanata
| Candelariella complanata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Candelariomycetes |
| Order: | Candelariales |
| Family: | Candelariaceae |
| Genus: | Candelariella |
| Species: | C. complanata
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| Binomial name | |
| Candelariella complanata M.Westb. (2007)
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Candelariella complanata is a species of squamulose (scaley) and saxicolous (rock-dwelling) lichen in the family Candelariaceae. Found in southwestern North America, it was formally described as a new species in 2007 by Swedish lichenologist Martin Westberg. The type specimen was collected from a cliff of the Sierra Agua Verde (part of the Sierra de San Francisco mountain range, Baja California) at an elevation of about 1,000 m (3,300 ft); here it was found growing on volcanic rock. The thallus of the lichen is complanate (smooth) as a result of its flattened and peltate (like a shield or plate attached on the lower surface) squamules. This gives it a distinct appearance that is referenced in the specific epithet complanata. The geographic range of Candelariella complanata includes Baja California, Coahuila, Sinaloa, and Sonora, north to southern Arizona, Texas , and New Mexico. It prefers to grow on siliceous rock in open montane habitats to elevations of at least 1,900 m (6,200 ft).[1]
References
- ↑ Westberg, Martin (2007). "Candelariella (Candelariaceae) in western United States and northern Mexico: the 8-spored, lecanorine species". The Bryologist 110 (3): 391–419. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2007)110[391:cciwus2.0.co;2].
Wikidata ☰ Q10441428 entry
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