Xanthoparmelia joranadia

Xanthoparmelia joranadia
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Xanthoparmelia
Species:	X. joranadia
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia joranadia (T.H.Nash) Hale 1974 [2]
Synonyms
Parmelia joranadiaT.H.Nash (1974)

Xanthoparmelia joranadia is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus. The lichen is rare and is listed as imperiled by the Nature Conservatory. ^[1] It is noted for being similar to Xanthoparmelia arida and Xanthoparmelia lecanorica . ^{[3] [2]}

Description

It grows to around 3–8 cm in diameter with shiny light yellow-green subirregular lobes that extend 1–2.5 mm wide. It has cylindrical isidia on the upper surface. The lower surface is pale brown. ^[2] Xanthoparmelia joranadia is a member of the Xanthoparmelia mexicana group, a complex of similar species that differ mainly in their secondary chemistry. ^[4]

Habitat and range

Found in the North American southwest with a majority of observations occurring in north Mexico ^[5] and the US state of New Mexico. ^{[1] [6]}

Chemistry

Xanthoparmelia joranadia contains lecanoric and usnic acids. ^{[2] [4]}

See also

• List of Xanthoparmelia species

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer – Xanthoparmelia joranadia". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia joranadia. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
2. Hale, Mason E. (1990). A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae) /. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.123253.
3. Egan, Robert S.; Derstine, Kittie S. (1978). "A New Species in the Lichen Genus Xanthoparmelia from Texas". The Bryologist. 81 (4): 605. doi:10.2307/3242354. JSTOR   3242354.
4. Barcenas-Peña, Alejandrina; Leavitt, Steven D.; Huang, Jen-Pan; Grewe, Felix; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (2018-09-18). "Phylogenetic study and taxonomic revision of the Xanthoparmelia mexicana group, including the description of a new species (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota)". MycoKeys (40): 13–28. doi: 10.3897/mycokeys.40.26724 . PMC   6160798 . PMID   30271262.
5. "Xanthoparmelia joranadia". datosabiertos.unam.mx. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
6. Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/