Biology:Xanthoparmelia arida
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Short description: Species of lichen found in the USA and Mexico
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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. arida
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia arida Egan & Derstine (1979)
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Xanthoparmelia arida is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus. The lichen is an arid shield lichen and is uncommon it is listed as apparently secure by the Nature Conservatory.[1] It is noted for being similar to Xanthoparmelia joranadia.[2][3]
Description
Grows to around 3–8 cm in diameter with board dull yellow-green sub irregular lobes that extend 1–3 mm wide.[3] The underside is pale brown with simple rhizines approximately 0.3-0.6 mm long.[3]
Habitat and range
Found in the North American southwest particularly in the US state of Texas .[4][2]
Chemistry
Xanthoparmelia arida has been recorded containing both Lecanoric and usnic acids.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; no text was provided for refs namedTNC status 23 Aug 2022 - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Egan, Robert S.; Derstine, Kittie S. (1978). "A New Species in the Lichen Genus Xanthoparmelia from Texas". The Bryologist 81 (4): 605. doi:10.2307/3242354. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3242354.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Hale, Mason E. (1990). A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae) /. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.123253. http://dx.doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.123253.
- ↑ Lane, David M. (1978). "Chemical Test for Red-Pigmented Sections of Sphagnum: Survey of 17 North American Species". The Bryologist 81 (4): 602–605. doi:10.2307/3242353. https://www.jstor.org/stable/3242353.
Wikidata ☰ Q10721026 entry
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