| Yoshimuriella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Peltigeraceae |
| Genus: | Yoshimuriella B.Moncada & Lücking (2013) |
| Type species | |
| Yoshimuriella fendleri | |
| Species | |
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Yoshimuriella is a genus of foliose (leafy) lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. [1] It has nine species.
The genus was circumscribed by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking in 2013, with Yoshimuriella fendleri assigned as the type species. The genus contains species that were previously considered part of the Lobaria peltigera species group, a clade of predominantly neotropical lichens. [2] The transfer of these species from Lobaria to Yoshimuriella represented a significant taxonomic revision in the understanding of this group. This revision built upon earlier studies by Edvard August Vainio (1890) and Isao Yoshimura (1998), who helped establish the fundamental distinctions between species in this group. [3] The genus name honours the Japanese botanist and lichenologist Yoshimura for his contributions to the understanding of the genus Lobaria and allied species. Seven species were included in the original circumscription of the genus. [2]
Yoshimuriella consists of foliose lichens that typically grows as epiphytes, and less frequently on logs or mossy rocks. They are green when wet, drying out to a pale greyish colour, and becoming pale yellowish after lengthy storage in a herbarium. [2] The thalli can display various surface textures including pitted ( foveolate ) or even surfaces, with lobes that may be plane or shallowly canaliculate The underside features distinctive vein patterns that vary between species, from regular single veins to more complex patterns with secondary branching. [3] Pseudocyphellae (pores for air exchange) and soredia are absent; isidia or phyllidia and lobules are often present, and are usually found at the margins of the lobes. The apothecia are cup-shaped and lecanorine in form. The photobiont partner is the green algal genus Dictyochloropsis . Secondary compounds that occur in Yoshimuriella include pseudocyphellarin A, gyrophoric acid, and congyrophoric acid. [2]
As of August 2022 [update] , Species Fungorum (in the Catalogue of Life) accepts eight species of Yoshimuriella; [4] this total does not yet include a ninth species that was added to the genus in 2021. They are shown in this list, followed by their author citation, year of transfer into Yoshimuriella, and location where the type specimen was collected.
Peltigera is a genus of approximately 100 species of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. Commonly known as the dog or pelt lichens, species of Peltigera are often terricolous, but can also occur on moss, trees, rocks, and many other substrates in many parts of the world.
Lobaria is a genus of foliose lichens, formerly classified in the family Lobariaceae, but now placed in the Peltigeraceae. They are commonly known as "lung wort" or "lungmoss" as their physical shape somewhat resembles a lung, and their ecological niche is similar to that of moss.
The Peltigeraceae are a family of lichens in the order Peltigerales. The Peltigeraceae, which contains 15 genera and about 600 species, has recently (2018) been emended to include the families Lobariaceae and Nephromataceae. Many Peltigeraceae species have large and conspicuous, leathery thalli. They largely occur in cool-temperate to tropical montane climates. Tripartite thalli involving fungus, green algae and cyanobacteria are common in this family.
Sticta is a genus of lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in tropical areas, and includes about 114 species. These lichens have a leafy appearance, and are colored brown or black. Sticta species with cyanobacteria as photobionts can fix nitrogen from the atmosphere, and due to their relative abundance and high turnover, they contribute appreciably to the rainforest ecosystem. They are commonly called spotted felt lichens.
Imshaugia is a genus of seven species of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. They are commonly known as starburst lichens.
Sticta venosa is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is known only from Pichincha Province, Ecuador, and from Colombia. It was described as new to science in 2011.
Sticta emmanueliana is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Hawaii, it was described as a new species in 2020 by Bibiana Moncada, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch. The specific epithet honours the Belgian lichenologist Emmanuël Sérusiaux, "on the occasion of his official retirement from formal duties".
Lobariella is a genus of lichens belonging to the family Peltigeraceae.
Sticta harrisii is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Puerto Rico, it was formally described as a new species in 2020 by Joel Mercado‐Díaz, Bibiana Moncada, and Robert Lücking The type specimen was collected by the first author in El Yunque National Forest. The lichen is only known to occur in high-elevation forests at this location and also in Carite State Forest, where it typically grows as an epiphyte on Heterotrichum cymosum, Cecropia schreberian, vines, ferns, and occasionally on rocks. The specific epithet harrisii honours lichenologist Richard C. Harris, "who prepared the first formal taxonomic treatment of lichens for the island and the first key to species of Sticta in Puerto Rico".
Sticta rhizinata is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Colombia, it was formally described by Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking in 2012. It is a member of the Sticta weigelii species complex. The type specimen was collected in Chingaza National Natural Park (Cundinamarca) at an altitude of 3,430 m (11,250 ft). The lichen is only known to occur in the Andes of Colombia at altitudes between 2,300 and 3,720 m. Here it grows on the ground, often associated with bryophytes of the genera Plagiochila, Frullania, Metzgeria, Campylopus, and Dicranum. Frequent lichen associates include Everniastrum, Hypotrachyna, and Peltigera. The specific epithet rhizinata refers to its conspicuous rhizines.
Crocodia is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. It has eight species. The genus has a cosmopolitan distribution, although most species occur in temperate and tropical regions of the Southern Hemisphere. The main characteristics of the genus that separate it from its parent genus, Pseudocyphellaria, include a yellow medulla and yellow pseudocyphellae on the lower thallus surface.
Dendriscosticta is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with Dendriscosticta wrightii assigned as the type species. The genus, a segregate of Sticta, was created to contain species in the Sticta wrightii clade. Dendriscosticta has a sister taxon relationship with the genera Yoshimuriella and Lobariella. Dendriscosticta is distinguished from Sticta by the presence of algae in the excipulum.
Sticta atroandensis is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
Sticta brevior is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
Sticta lumbschiana is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
Sticta macrocyphellata is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
Sticta parahumboldtii is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
Sticta pseudohumboldtii is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
Lobariella pallida is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It was first formally described in 1822 by English botanist William Jackson Hooker, as a member of the genus Sticta. Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking transferred it to the genus Lobariella in 2011. The lichen occurs in páramo regions of Central and South America, where it grows on twigs and thin stems of shrubs and small trees. It is the most common species in its genus. Although it typically grows in association with other lichens, its quite loose attachment to its substrate means it does not take up much surface space.
Yoshimuriella peltigera is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It occurs in neotropical mountainous rainforests.