Pulchrocladia corallaizon is a species of lichen in the family Cladoniaceae. It was first formally described as Cladia corallaizon. The specific epithet corallaizon, modified from Greek, means "ever-living coral".[2] In 2018, it was transferred to the newly circumscribed genus Pulchrocladia.[3]
| Pulchrocladia corallaizon | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Cladoniaceae |
| Genus: | Pulchrocladia |
| Species: | P. corallaizon
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| Binomial name | |
| Pulchrocladia corallaizon | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
The lichen makes pale grey to greenish-grey pseudopodetia that are up to 5 cm (2 in) tall. Secondary compounds occurring in the lichen include atranorin, protolichesterinic acid, ursolic acid, and usnic acid. The distribution of Pulchrocladia corallaizon is limited to South Australia and Western Australia.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Synonymy: Pulchrocladia corallaizon (F. Wilson ex Filson) S. Stenroos, Pino-Bodas & Ahti, in Stenroos, Pino-Bodas, Hyvönen, Lumbsch & Ahti, Cladistics: 10.1111/cla.12363, 29 (2018)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
- ^ Filson, R.B. (1970). "Studies in Australian lichens I. Cladonia and Hypogymnia". Victorian Naturalist. 87: 324–327.
- ^ a b Stenroos, Soili; Pino‐Bodas, Raquel; Hyvönen, Jaakko; Lumbsch, Helge Thorsten; Ahti, Teuvo (2018). "Phylogeny of the family Cladoniaceae (Lecanoromycetes, Ascomycota) based on sequences of multiple loci". Cladistics. 35 (4): 351–384. doi:10.1111/cla.12363. hdl:10261/247495. PMID 34633698. S2CID 92664622.
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