Yarrumia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Lobarioideae of the family Peltigeraceae.[1] It has two foliose species that are found in New Zealand. Lichen products that have been detected in the genus include polyporic acid, pigments and stictane triterpenoids. The genus was circumscribed in 2015 by David John Galloway. The generic name Yarrumia honours James Murray (1923–1961) "who first detected polyporic acid in the two species comprising the genus, and who contributed so much to New Zealand lichenology, subsequent to his initial interest in the chemistry of Yarrumia coronata dating from 1949".[2]

Yarrumia
Yarrumia colensoi on Aoraki / Mount Cook
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Peltigeraceae
Genus: Yarrumia
D.J.Galloway (2015)
Type species
Yarrumia coronata
(Müll.Arg.) D.J.Galloway (2015)
Species

Y. colensoi
Y. coronata

Species

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References

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  1. ^ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.
  2. ^ Galloway, David J. (2015). "Contributions to a history of New Zealand lichenology 5*. James Murray (1923–1961)". Phytotaxa. 198 (1). Magnolia Press: 1–67. doi:10.11646/phytotaxa.198.1.1.