Xanthoparmelia morrisii

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Xanthoparmelia morrisii
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. morrisii
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia morrisii
Elix & Kantvilas (2009)
Xanthoparmelia morrisii
Holotype site: Coal River Gorge, Tasmania [1]

Xanthoparmelia morrisii is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. [2] Found in Tasmania, Australia, it was formally described by lichenologist John Alan Elix and Gintaras Kantvilas in 2009. The species epithet honours the Tasmanian botanist Dennis Ivor Morris. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Elix, John A.; Kantvilas, Gintaras (2009). "Further new species of Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) from Tasmania". In Aptroot, A.; Seaward, M.R.D.; Sparrius, L.B. (eds.). Biodiversity and Ecology of Lichens – Liber Amicorum Harrie Sipman. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 99. Berlin/Stuttgart: J. Cramer. pp. 123–132. ISBN   978-3-443-58078-0.
  2. ↑ "Xanthoparmelia morrisii Elix & Kantvilas". Catalogue of Life . Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 December 2023.


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