Xanthoparmelia scotophylla (Kurok.) Elix

Details

Name scientific

Xanthoparmelia scotophylla (Kurok.) Elix, Mycotaxon 87: 401 (2003)

Preferred name

Xanthoparmelia scotophylla (Kurok.) Elix

Taxonomy reference

Galloway, D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand; Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. Revised second edition. Vol. 2. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Linked name

Xanthoparmelia scotophylla (Kurok.) Elix

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Galloway, D.J. (2007)

Australasian

Nomenclature

Combination authors

Elix

Original authors

Kurok.

Authors

(Kurok.) Elix

Publication place

Elix, J.A. 2003: The lichen genus Paraparmelia, a synonym of Xanthoparmelia (Ascomycota, Parmeliaceae). Mycotaxon 87: 395–403.

Year published

2003

Publication page

401

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Parmelia scotophylla Kurok.

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Xanthoparmelia scotophylla

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Ascomycetes

Order

Lecanorales

Family

Parmeliaceae

Genus

Xanthoparmelia

Species

scotophylla

Synonyms

Descriptions

Galloway, D. J. 1985: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens. Government Printer, Wellington.

Pseudoparmelia scotophylla (Kurok.) Hale

Description

Thallus closely attached, rather thin, 4-12 cm diam., saxicolous. Lobes sublinear, congested, apices rounded, 1-2 mm wide. Upper surface plane, shining, whitish to dark grey-brown, densely isidiate. Isidia simple, terete, tips blackened. Lower surface dark brown to black. Rhizines black, sparse to moderate. Apothecia rare, subpedicellate, disc brown, to 6 mm diam., thalline exciple isidiate. Ascospores 7-8 × 5 µm. Chemistry: Cortex K+; medulla K+ yellow → red, C-, KC+ red, Pd+ orange. Salazinic acid and atranorin.