Xanthoparmelia plittii

Xanthoparmelia plittii
Conservation status
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Xanthoparmelia
Species:	X. plittii
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia plittii (Gyeln.) Hale (1974) [2]
Synonyms
Parmelia plittiiGyeln. (1931))

Xanthoparmelia plittii is a foliose lichen in the genus Xanthoparmelia .

Description

Xanthoparmelia plittii grows to around 4-10 cm in diameter with irregularly lobate lobes which are approximately 0.5-2 mm wide. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green, with cylindrical isidia. The lower surface is pale or medium brown in color with moderately to densely packed rhizines anchoring the lichen to the surface. ^{[3] [4]} Xanthoparmelia plittii is a member of the Xanthoparmelia mexicana group, a complex of similar species that differ mainly in their secondary chemistry. ^[5]

Habitat and range

Xanthoparmelia plittii has been observed mostly in North America, ^{[6] [7]} but has been found in South America ^[8] and Europe as well. ^{[9] [10]}

Chemistry

Xanthoparmelia plittii has been found to contain usnic acid and stictic acid. ^{[11] [5]}

See also

• List of Xanthoparmelia species

References

1. "NatureServe Explorer - Xanthoparmelia plittii". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia plittii. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
2. "Xanthoparmelia plittii (Gyeln.) Hale". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
3. Hutten, M.; Arup, U.; Breuss, O.; Esslinger, T. L.; Fryday, A. M.; Knudsen, K.; Lendemer, J. C.; Printzen, C.; Root, H. T.; Schultz, M.; Sheard, J.; Tønsberg, T.; McCune, B. (2013-09-09). "Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California". North American Fungi. 8: 1. doi: 10.2509/naf2013.008.011 (inactive 1 July 2025). ISSN   1937-786X. Archived from the original on 2022-10-14. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
4. "CNALH - Xanthoparmelia plittii". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2022-08-23.
5. 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.
6. Leavitt, Steven D.; Clair, Larry L. St. (2008). "Lichens of the Boulder Mountain Plateau, Wayne County, Utah, USA" . Evansia. 25 (4): 85–89. doi:10.1639/0747-9859-25.4.85. ISSN   0747-9859. S2CID   129581085.
7. Czeczuga, Bazyli; Eversman, Sharon (1993). "Carotenoids in Lichens from Yellowstone National Park and Adjacent Forests in Montana and Wyoming" . The Bryologist. 96 (1): 102. doi:10.2307/3243325. JSTOR   3243325.
8. Gerlach, Alice da Cruz Lima; Eliasaro, Sionara (2012). "Liquens parmelioides eciliados (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) em costões rochosos dos estados do Paraná e Santa Catarina, Brasil". Acta Botanica Brasilica (in Portuguese). 26 (3): 570–584. doi: 10.1590/S0102-33062012000300007 . ISSN   0102-3306.
9. Rizzi, G.; Giordani, P. (2013). "The ecology of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia in Italy: An investigation throughout spatial scales" . Plant Biosystems. 147 (1): 33–39. Bibcode:2013PBios.147...33R. doi:10.1080/11263504.2012.717546. ISSN   1126-3504. S2CID   85365829.
10. Ochyra, Ryszard (2014-01-01). "New Books: Hertel H. (2012): Gattungseponyme bei Flechten und lichenicolen Pilzen". Acta Musei Silesiae, Scientiae Naturales. 63 (1). doi: 10.2478/cszma-2014-0006 . ISSN   2336-3207. S2CID   85676730.
11. Kanigowski, Paweł; Flakus, Adam; Oset, Magdalena; Kowalewska, Agnieszka; Rykaczewki, Max; Kukwa, Martin (2016-06-01). "The Lichen Family Parmeliaceae in Poland. Xanthoparmelia Species Containing Usnic Acid" . Herzogia. 29 (1): 108. doi:10.13158/heia.29.1.2016.108. ISSN   0018-0971. S2CID   89438480.