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Xanthoparmelia

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Xanthoparmelia (commonly known as green rock shields or rock-shield lichens) is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. This genus of lichen is commonly found in the United States, South America, southern Africa, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

Species

Cumberland Rock Shield

GENUS

  1. KingdomFungi
  2. PhylumAscomycota
  3. ClassLecanoromycetes
  4. OrderLecanorales
  5. FamilyParmeliaceae
Habitatmarine
Observations10,959

Xanthoparmelia (Vain.) Hale (żełuczka) – rodzaj grzybów z rodziny tarczownicowatych (Parmeliaceae)[1]. Systematyka i nazewnictwo Pozycja w klasyfikacji według Index Fungorum: Parmeliaceae, Lecanorales, Lecanoromycetidae, Lecanoromycetes, Pezizomycotina, Ascomycota, Fungi[1]. Nazwa polska według Krytycznej listy porostów i grzybów naporostowych Polski[2]. Synonimy naukowe: Almbornia Essl., Parmelia sect. Xanthoparmelia Vain., Xanthomaculina Hale[3]: Niektóre gatunki Xanthoparmelia alternata Elix & J. Johnst. 1986 Xanthoparmelia conspersa (Ehrh. ex Ach.) Hale 1974 – żełuczka izydiowa Xanthoparmelia dichotoma (Müll. Arg.) Hale 1974 Xanthoparmelia loxodes (Nyl.) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Elix, D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch 2004 – tzw. brunka izydiowa, tarczownica izydiowa Xanthoparmelia mougeotii (Schaer.) Hale 1974 – żełuczka Mougeota Xanthoparmelia nebulosa (Kurok. & Filson) Elix & J. Johnst. 1986 Xanthoparmelia plittii (Gyeln.) Hale 1974 Xanthoparmelia pulla (Ach.) O. Blanco, A. Crespo, Elix, D. Hawksw. & Lumbsch 2004 – tzw. brunka drobna, tarczownica drobna Xanthoparmelia somloënsis (Gyeln.) Hale 1987 – żełuczka zmienna Xanthoparmelia verruculifera (Nyl.) O. Blanco, A. Cresp

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
6,171
With media
3,337
Family
Parmeliaceae
Collections
CHSC, US, UTEP, UFRGS, MU, UFPE
Recorded in
United States, South Africa, Brasil, Australia

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Parmeliaceae
Image
Lichen squamulose.jpg
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Category:Xanthoparmelia
taxon name
Xanthoparmelia
taxon rank
genus
Commons category
Xanthoparmelia
taxon common name
Geel steenschildmos
taxon author citation
(Vain.) Hale
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Xanthoparmelia (commonly known as green rock shields or rock-shield lichens) is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. This genus of lichen is commonly found in the United States, South America, southern Africa, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand.

The name means 'golden yellow parmelia'. The photobiont (photosynthetic partner) is Trebouxia (a genus of green algae).

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