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Gondwania
''Gondwania'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Xanthorioideae of the family Teloschistaceae. It has five species. Taxonomy The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by lichenologists Ulrik Søchting, Patrik Frödén, and Ulf Arup. The type species is ''Gondwania cribrosa, G. cribrosa'', a species that was first named ''Polycauliona cribrosa'' by Auguste-Marie Hue in 1909. The genus name refers to the ancestral supercontinent Gondwana. Description ''Gondwania'' species saxicolous lichen, grow on rock, and have a variety of forms: , somewhat fruticose lichen, fruticose, or crustose lichen, crustose. Species contain lichen products characteristic of A. ''Cerothallis'' and ''Austroplaca'' are closely related genera in the Teloschistaceae. ''Gondwania'' has a Southern Hemisphere distribution, occurring in the Antarctic, southern Australia, New Zealand, and Patagonia. Species * ''Gondwania cribrosa'' – Tasmania; New Zealand * ''Gondwani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gondwania Cribrosa
''Gondwania'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the subfamily Xanthorioideae of the family Teloschistaceae. It has five species. Taxonomy The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by lichenologists Ulrik Søchting, Patrik Frödén, and Ulf Arup. The type species is ''Gondwania cribrosa, G. cribrosa'', a species that was first named ''Polycauliona cribrosa'' by Auguste-Marie Hue in 1909. The genus name refers to the ancestral supercontinent Gondwana. Description ''Gondwania'' species saxicolous lichen, grow on rock, and have a variety of forms: , somewhat fruticose lichen, fruticose, or crustose lichen, crustose. Species contain lichen products characteristic of A. ''Cerothallis'' and ''Austroplaca'' are closely related genera in the Teloschistaceae. ''Gondwania'' has a Southern Hemisphere distribution, occurring in the Antarctic, southern Australia, New Zealand, and Patagonia. Species * ''Gondwania cribrosa'' – Tasmania; New Zealand * ''Gondwani ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |