Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis

Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Xanthoparmelia
Species:	X. camtschadalis
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis Hale (1974) [1]

Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia . The lichen is also known as the Kamchatka rock-shield lichen. ^[2] The lichen was formally described as a new species in 1974 by American lichenologist Mason Hale. ^[3]

Description

The thallus is foliose and can grow up to 10 cm (4 in) in diameter. The upper surface of the thallus is yellowish-green to grayish-green in color, while the lower surface is black. The lichen produces apothecia , which are small, cup-shaped structures that contain the reproductive parts of the lichen. The apothecia are typically dark brown in color and can reach up to 5 mm (0.2 in) in diameter. ^[4]

Habitat and range

The lichen is found in high elevation regions around the globe including the Rocky Mountains of North America and Mongolia. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

See also

• List of Xanthoparmelia species

References

1. "Lichens". lichen.biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
2. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
3. Hale, Mason E. (1990). A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
4. Barcenas-Peña, Alejandrina; Leavitt, Steven D.; Grewe, Felix; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (2021-06-15). "Diversity of Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae) species in Mexican xerophytic scrub vegetation, evidenced by molecular, morphological and chemistry data" . Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 78 (1): e107. doi: 10.3989/ajbm.2564 . ISSN   1988-3196. S2CID   236290348.
5. "Consortium of Lichen Herbaria - Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
6. Biazrov, L. G. (2012). "Stable nitrogen isotopes (d15N) in thalli of arid vagrant lichen Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis across an altitudinal gradient of the Khangai Plateau of Mongolia". Contemporary Problems of Ecology (in Chinese). 5 (2): 200–207. doi:10.1134/S1995425512020047. ISSN   1995-4255.
7. Li, X.; Xing, X.; Chen, Z. (2001). "地耳和地衣的化学元素组成特点及其与放牧率的关系" [Effect of grazing rate on biomass and element composition of Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis]. Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao = The Journal of Applied Ecology. 12 (3): 369–373. ISSN   1001-9332. PMID   11758415.