Xanthoparmelia barklyensis
| Xanthoparmelia barklyensis | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. barklyensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia barklyensis Hale (1986)
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Xanthoparmelia barklyensis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[1] Found in Southern Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 1986 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale. The type specimen was collected from Barkly Pass at an elevation of about 1,800 m (5,900 ft), where it was growing on sandstone. The lichen contains constipatic acid as well as associated fatty acids, and usnic acid. Hale suggested that this species could be a morphotype of Xanthoparmelia aliphatica, from which it differs by having a pale lower thallus surface.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Xanthoparmelia barklyensis Hale". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ^ Hale, M.E. (1986). "New species of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia from Southern Africa (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae)". Mycotaxon. 27: 563–610 [566–567]. doi:10.5962/p.418852.