Neoprotoparmelia australisidiata

Neoprotoparmelia australisidiata is a species of areolate lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in Australia, it was formally described as a new species in 2018 by Garima Singh and André Aptroot. The type specimen was collected by Gintaras Kantvilas north of Emerald Springs (Northern Territory); here it was found growing on the wood or bark of a Cooktown ironwood tree. The lichen has also been recorded in New South Wales. The specific epithet refers both to its Australian distribution, and the presence of isidia. Secondary chemicals in the lichen that are detectable with thin-layer chromatography include alectoronic acid (major), and minor to trace amounts of dehydroalectoronic acid and β–alectoronic acid.[1]

Neoprotoparmelia australisidiata
Image of holotype specimen;
scale bar = 1 mm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Neoprotoparmelia
Species:
N. australisidiata
Binomial name
Neoprotoparmelia australisidiata
Garima Singh & Aptroot (2018)

References

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  1. ^ Singh, Garima; Aptroot, André; Rico, Víctor J.; Otte, Jürgen; Divakar, Pradeep K.; Crespo, Ana; Cáceres, Marcela Eugenia da Silva; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten; Schmitt, Imke (2018). "Neoprotoparmelia gen. nov. and Maronina (Lecanorales, Protoparmelioideae): species description and generic delimitation using DNA barcodes and phenotypical characters". MycoKeys. 44 (44): 19–50. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.44.29904. PMC 6303283. PMID 30595656.