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Gyronactis
''Gyronactis'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. It has two species. The genus was circumscribed by Damien Ernst and Anders Tehler in 2014, with '' G. asiatica'' assigned as the type species. This lichen, formerly placed in '' Lecanactis'', is only known from the type locality in Myanmar. The genus name alludes to both its similarity with ''Lecanactis'' and the presence of gyrophoric acid in the thallus. ''Gyronactis'' species have a greyish-green to greyish-brown crustose thallus with and a dark brown prothallus. The is pale and not carbonised (unlike ''Lecanactis''), and the curved conidia measure 6–8 by 2–2.5 μm The micrometre ( international spelling as used by the International Bureau of Weights and Measures; SI symbol: μm) or micrometer (American spelling), also commonly known as a micron, is a unit of length in the International System of Unit .... References Roccellaceae Taxa described in 2014 Lichen genera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gyronactis Asiatica
''Gyronactis'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Roccellaceae. It has two species. The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed by Damien Ernst and Anders Tehler in 2014, with ''Gyronactis asiatica, G. asiatica'' assigned as the type species. This lichen, formerly placed in ''Lecanactis'', is only known from the Type (biology)#type locality, type locality in Myanmar. The genus name alludes to both its similarity with ''Lecanactis'' and the presence of gyrophoric acid in the thallus. ''Gyronactis'' species have a greyish-green to greyish-brown crustose lichen, crustose thallus with and a dark brown prothallus#In lichens, prothallus. The is pale and not carbonised (unlike ''Lecanactis''), and the curved conidia measure 6–8 by 2–2.5 micrometre, μm. References Roccellaceae Taxa described in 2014 Lichen genera Arthoniomycetes genera {{Arthoniomycetes-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |