Xanthoparmelia lobulifera
| Xanthoparmelia lobulifera | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. lobulifera
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia lobulifera Hale (1986)
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Xanthoparmelia lobulifera is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[1] Found in South Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 1986 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale. The type specimen was collected from a pasture along highway R30, at an elevation of about 1,600 m (5,200 ft); there, it was found growing on open sandstone cliffs. The thallus, which is quite tightly attached to its rock substrate, is bright yellow green and measure 5–8 cm (2.0–3.1 in) in diameter. It is made of more or less linear lobes measuring 0.6–1 mm wide. It has a dull black undersurface that lacks rhizines. The lichen contains stictic acid, constictic acid, and usnic acid.[2]
See also
References
- ^ "Xanthoparmelia lobulifera Knox & 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 [584–585].