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Diorygma Antillarum
''Diorygma antillarum'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Graphidaceae. It is common and widespread in the Neotropical realm, primarily found on trees in the shady understory and in slightly illuminated habitats of lowland to montane rainforests. It produces norstictic acid and salazinic acid. Taxonomy The lichen was first formally described as a new species in 1915 by the Finnish lichenologist Edvard August Vainio, who initially classified it in the genus ''Chiodecton''. The type specimen was collected in 1803 by the American botanist Stephen Elliott from the Laudat Mountain in the Lesser Antilles (now Dominica) at an elevation of . André Aptroot, Robert Lücking, and Göran Thor proposed a transfer to '' Herpothallon'' when they resurrected that genus in 2009. The genus ''Herpothallon'' typically includes crustose- species with a thallus and isidia-like structures. These structures, while superficially resembling true isidia, lac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Fakahatchee Strand State Preserve is a Florida State Park just west of Copeland, Florida. It is located in the Fakahatchee Strand, a thread of forested strand (swamp) in Big Cypress, a section of the Florida Everglades off SR 29. Flora Plants found in the park include royal palm, bald cypress, bromeliads, ferns, and orchids. Fauna Among the wildlife of the park are a number of threatened and endangered species: the Florida panther, wood stork, black bear, fox squirrel, and Everglades mink. The park also is home to white-tailed deer, raccoons, opossums, red-shouldered hawks, wild turkeys, owls, and vultures. Alligators, ducks, sandhill cranes, roseate spoonbills, bald eagles, and osprey can be seen in the park. Recreational activities Activities include plant and wildlife viewing. Amenities include Janes Scenic Drive, an 11–mile–long unpaved, gravel road, a 2,000 foot boardwalk and guided tours. Hours Florida state parks are open between 8 a.m. and sundown every day of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephen Elliott (botanist)
Stephen Elliott (November 11, 1771 – March 28, 1830) was an American legislator, banker, educator, and botanist who is today remembered for having written one of the most important works in American botany, ''A Sketch of the Botany of South-Carolina and Georgia''."Stephen Elliott (1771-1830) Papers" In: Archives of the Gray Herbarium. In: The Harvard University Herbaria. (see External links below). The plant genus '' Elliottia'' is named after him. Life Stephen Elliott was born in Beaufort, South Carolina, on November 11, 1771. He grew up there, then moved to New Haven, Connecticut, to attend Yale University. He graduated in 1791 as the valedictorian of his class. From Yale, he returned to South Carolina to work the plantation that he had inherited. He was elected to the legislature in South Carolina in 1793 or 1796 (sources disagree) and served until about 1800. He then left the legislature and devoted himself to the management of his plantation. He was re-elected to the legi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichen Species
A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among filaments of multiple fungi species in a mutualistic relationship.Introduction to Lichens – An Alliance between Kingdoms . University of California Museum of Paleontology. Lichens have properties different from those of their component organisms. They come in many colors, sizes, and forms and are sometimes plant-like, but are not s. They may have tiny, leafless branches (); flat leaf-like structures ( |
Diorygma
''Diorygma'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Franz Gerhard Eschweiler in 1824. Species of the genus are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Species , Species Fungorum accepts 76 species of ''Diorygma''. *''Diorygma aeolum'' *''Diorygma africanum'' *''Diorygma agumbense'' – India *''Diorygma alagoense'' – Brazil *''Diorygma albocinerascens'' – India *''Diorygma albovirescens'' – India *''Diorygma angusticarpum'' – Thailand *''Diorygma antillarum'' *''Diorygma archeri'' – Vietnam *''Diorygma australasicum'' *''Diorygma basinigrum'' *''Diorygma cameroonense'' – Africa *''Diorygma chumphonense'' – Thailand *''Diorygma circumfusum'' *''Diorygma citri'' – Thailand *''Diorygma confluens'' *''Diorygma conprotocetraricum'' – Thailand *''Diorygma dandeliense'' – India *''Diorygma dealbatum'' – India *''Diorygma epiglaucum'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Species Fungorum
''Index Fungorum'' is an international project to index all formal names (scientific names) in the fungus kingdom. the project is based at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, one of three partners along with Landcare Research and the Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. It is somewhat comparable to the International Plant Names Index (IPNI), in which the Royal Botanic Gardens is also involved. A difference is that where IPNI does not indicate correct names, the ''Index Fungorum'' does indicate the status of a name. In the returns from the search page a currently correct name is indicated in green, while others are in blue (a few, aberrant usages of names are indicated in red). All names are linked to pages giving the correct name, with lists of synonyms. ''Index Fungorum'' is one of three nomenclatural repositories recognized by the Nomenclature Committee for Fungi; the others are ''MycoBank'' and ''Fungal Names''. Current names in ''Index Fungorum'' (''Specie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthoniaceae
The Arthoniaceae are a family of lichenized, lichenicolous and saprobic fungi in the order Arthoniales. The Arthoniaceae is the largest family of Arthoniales, with around 800 species. Most species in Arthoniaceae belong in '' Arthonia'' which is the largest genus with 500 species. The second and third largest genus is '' Arthothelium'' with 80 species, and ''Cryptothecia'' with 60 species. ''Arthonia'' is the type genus of Arthoniaceae, and it is known to be a polyphyletic and paraphyletic genus. The process of splitting ''Arthonia'' into monophyletic groups is an ongoing process. In order to make ''Arthonia'' monophyletic, several genera have been described or resurrected. Distribution The species in Arthoniaceae have a worldwide distribution, but are especially prevalent in tropical areas with a Mediterranean climate. They are known from arctic to tropical latitudes, as well as variating altitudes from sea level to alpine regions, distributed in both humid forests and dry habit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herpothallon Rubrocinctum
''Herpothallon'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the family Arthoniaceae. It has about 50 species. Taxonomy The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1930 by German lichenologist Friedrich Tobler, with ''Herpothallon sanguineum'' assigned as the type species. Tobler erroneously believed that the fungus was a member of the Basidiomycota. After it was recognized as an ascolichen, it was referred to either ''Chiodecton'' (family Roccellaceae) or ''Cryptothecia'' (family Arthoniaceae). In 2009, ''Herpothallon'' was resurrected following a publication by André Aptroot, Göran Thor, Robert Lücking, and John Alan Elix, John Elix, in which they recognized 29 species worldwide. The type species is now known as ''Herpothallon rubrocinctum'', or in the common name, vernacular as the "Christmas lichen". Description ''Herpothallon'' is characterized by the byssoid lichen, byssoid (a wispy or cottony texture) prothallus (i.e., the first purely fungal layer upon which an a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
