Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia. The lichen is also known as the Kamchatka rock-shield lichen.[2] The lichen was formally described as a new species in 1974 by American lichenologist Mason Hale.[3]
| Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. camtschadalis
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis | |
Description
editThe thallus is foliose and can grow up to 10 cm (4 in) in diameter. The upper surface of the thallus is yellowish-green to grayish-green in color, while the lower surface is black. The lichen produces apothecia, which are small, cup-shaped structures that contain the reproductive parts of the lichen. The apothecia are typically dark brown in color and can reach up to 5 mm (0.2 in) in diameter.[4]
Habitat and range
editThe lichen is found in high elevation regions around the globe including the Rocky Mountains of North America and Mongolia.[5][6][7]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Lichens". lichen.biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Hale, Mason E. (1990). A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae). Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press.
- ^ Barcenas-Peña, Alejandrina; Leavitt, Steven D.; Grewe, Felix; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (2021-06-15). "Diversity of Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae) species in Mexican xerophytic scrub vegetation, evidenced by molecular, morphological and chemistry data". Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid. 78 (1): e107. doi:10.3989/ajbm.2564. ISSN 1988-3196. S2CID 236290348.
- ^ "Consortium of Lichen Herbaria - Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
- ^ Biazrov, L. G. (2012). "Stable nitrogen isotopes (d15N) in thalli of arid vagrant lichen Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis across an altitudinal gradient of the Khangai Plateau of Mongolia". Contemporary Problems of Ecology (in Chinese). 5 (2): 200–207. doi:10.1134/S1995425512020047. ISSN 1995-4255.
- ^ Li, X.; Xing, X.; Chen, Z. (2001). "地耳和地衣的化学元素组成特点及其与放牧率的关系" [Effect of grazing rate on biomass and element composition of Xanthoparmelia camtschadalis]. Ying Yong Sheng Tai Xue Bao = The Journal of Applied Ecology. 12 (3): 369–373. ISSN 1001-9332. PMID 11758415.
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