Xanthomaculina
Xanthomaculina | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Xanthomaculina Hale (1985) |
Type species | |
Xanthomaculina hottentotta (Ach.) Hale (1985) | |
Species | |
X. convoluta |
Xanthomaculina is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of only three currently accepted species, found in Africa. Xanthomaculina lichens have an umbilicate growth form.
Synapomorphic characters for this genus include: a unique cortical chemistry, an umbilicate growth form, distinctive conidial morphology, the presence of cilia, and a vaulted cortex.[1]
References
- ↑ Hale ME. (1985). "Xanthomaculina Hale, A new lichen genus in the Parmeliaceae (Ascomycotina)". The Lichenologist. 17: 255–265. doi:10.1017/S0024282985000329.
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