| Xanthoparmelia ceresensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. ceresensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia ceresensis Hale (1986) | |
Xanthoparmelia ceresensis is a little-known 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 Michell Pass in the Ceres Nature Reserve at an elevation of about 600 m (2,000 ft); there, it was found growing on low sandstone ledges. The lichen contains equal amounts of microphyllinic acid and normicrophyllinic acid, usnic acid, and trace amounts of 4-O-methylolivetoric acid. [2]
