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Ocellularia Aptrootiana
''Ocellularia aptrootiana'' is a species of corticolous lichen in the family Graphidaceae. Found in Sri Lanka, it was formally described as a new species in 2014 by lichenologists Gothamie Weerakoon, Robert Lücking, and Helge Thorsten Lumbsch. The type specimen was collected from Mahailluppallama ( Anuradhapura, North Central Province) at an altitude of . Here, in a low-altitude, dry, semi- evergreen forest, it was found growing around a water tank. The specific epithet ''aptrootiana'' honours Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot, "for his important contributions to tropical lichenology and his help with the research by the first author". ''Ocellularia aptrootiana'' has a grey, smooth to uneven or cracked thallus up to convert in diameter. The ascospores are hyaline, ellipsoid in shape, contain seven septa, and measure 20–25 by 6–7 μm. Secondary chemicals present in the lichen include psoromic acid Psoromic acid is a β-orcinol depsidone with the molecular form ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gothamie Weerakoon
Gothamie Weerakoon ( si, ගෝතමී වීරකෝන්) is a Sri Lankan-based botanist, lichenologist and environmentalist. Early life and education After completing her primary education at the Devi Balika Vidyalaya in Colombo, she attended the University of Colombo, completing her PhD in 2013 at the Sri Jayawardenepura University. She emerged as the most active Sri Lankan lichen researcher. Career She has conducted research on South Asian lichens, discovering over 100 new species endemic to Sri Lanka. Some of the species she has discovered include ''Heterodermia queesnberryi'' and ''Polymeridium fernandoi''. In 2015, she wrote ''Fascinating Lichens of Sri Lanka'', which provides facts about lichen species endemic to Sri Lanka. She currently works as the senior curator of Lichens and Slime Moulds at the Natural History Museum of London and also with tea brand, Dilmah. Awards and recognition She is the first South Asian woman scientist to hold the Annual Grante ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ascospore
An ascus (; ) is the sexual spore-bearing cell produced in ascomycete fungi. Each ascus usually contains eight ascospores (or octad), produced by meiosis followed, in most species, by a mitotic cell division. However, asci in some genera or species can occur in numbers of one (e.g. ''Monosporascus cannonballus''), two, four, or multiples of four. In a few cases, the ascospores can bud off conidia that may fill the asci (e.g. ''Tympanis'') with hundreds of conidia, or the ascospores may fragment, e.g. some ''Cordyceps'', also filling the asci with smaller cells. Ascospores are nonmotile, usually single celled, but not infrequently may be coenocytic (lacking a septum), and in some cases coenocytic in multiple planes. Mitotic divisions within the developing spores populate each resulting cell in septate ascospores with nuclei. The term ocular chamber, or oculus, refers to the epiplasm (the portion of cytoplasm not used in ascospore formation) that is surrounded by the "bourrelet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taxa Named By Helge Thorsten Lumbsch
In biology, a taxon (back-formation from ''taxonomy''; plural taxa) is a group of one or more populations of an organism or organisms seen by taxonomists to form a unit. Although neither is required, a taxon is usually known by a particular name and given a particular ranking, especially if and when it is accepted or becomes established. It is very common, however, for taxonomists to remain at odds over what belongs to a taxon and the criteria used for inclusion. If a taxon is given a formal scientific name, its use is then governed by one of the nomenclature codes specifying which scientific name is correct for a particular grouping. Initial attempts at classifying and ordering organisms (plants and animals) were set forth in Carl Linnaeus's system in ''Systema Naturae'', 10th edition (1758), as well as an unpublished work by Bernard and Antoine Laurent de Jussieu. The idea of a unit-based system of biological classification was first made widely available in 1805 in the intro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lichens Described In 2014
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 ( |
Lichens Of Sri Lanka
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 ( [...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 ( |
Ocellularia
''Ocellularia'' is a genus of lichens in the family Graphidaceae. The genus was circumscribed by Georg Friedrich Wilhelm Meyer in 1825. Species *'' Ocellularia africana'' *'' Ocellularia allosporoides'' *'' Ocellularia andamanica'' *''Ocellularia antillensis'' *'' Ocellularia aptrootiana'' *'' Ocellularia arecae'' *'' Ocellularia asiatica'' *''Ocellularia auberianoides'' *''Ocellularia auratipruinosa'' *''Ocellularia aurulenta'' *''Ocellularia bahiana'' *''Ocellularia baileyi'' *''Ocellularia balangoda'' *''Ocellularia bicuspidata'' *''Ocellularia bipindensis'' *''Ocellularia bonplandiae'' *''Ocellularia brunneospora'' *'' Ocellularia bullata'' *'' Ocellularia cameroonensis'' *'' Ocellularia cavata'' *'' Ocellularia chiriquiensis'' *'' Ocellularia clandestina'' *'' Ocellularia cloonanii'' *'' Ocellularia concolor'' *'' Ocellularia confluens'' *'' Ocellularia conglomerata'' *'' Ocellularia crocea'' *'' Ocellularia cruentata'' *'' Ocellularia decolorata'' *'' Ocellularia diacida' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ocellularia Species
This is a list of species in the crustose lichen genus ''Ocellularia''. , Species Fungorum accepts 343 species of ''Ocellularia''. A *'' Ocellularia abbayesiana'' *'' Ocellularia africana'' *'' Ocellularia agasthiensis'' – India *'' Ocellularia alba'' *'' Ocellularia albobullata'' *'' Ocellularia albocincta'' *'' Ocellularia albocolumellata'' – New Caledonia *'' Ocellularia albogilva'' *'' Ocellularia albomaculata'' *'' Ocellularia albothallina'' – New Caledonia *'' Ocellularia albula'' *'' Ocellularia allospora'' *'' Ocellularia allosporiza'' *'' Ocellularia americana'' *'' Ocellularia andamanica'' *'' Ocellularia annuloelevata'' – India *''Ocellularia antillensis'' *'' Ocellularia apayoensis'' *'' Ocellularia aptrootiana'' – Sri Lanka *'' Ocellularia arachchigei'' *'' Ocellularia arecae'' *'' Ocellularia ascidioidea'' *''Ocellularia auberianoides'' *''Ocellularia auratipruinosa'' – Costa Rica *''Ocellularia aurulenta'' *'' Ocellularia au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Subpsoromic Acid
Subpsoromic acid is a depsidone with the molecular formula C17H12O8 which has been isolated from the lichen '' Ocellularia praestans''. References Lichen products Oxygen heterocycles Carboxylic acids Dioxepines Heterocyclic compounds with 3 rings Methoxy compounds Lactones {{organic-compound-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Psoromic Acid
Psoromic acid is a β-orcinol depsidone with the molecular formula C18H14O8. Psoromic acid inhibits herpes simplex viruses type 1 and type 2. Furthermore, it inhibits the RabGGTase. Psoromic acid occurs in antarctic lichens A lichen ( , ) is a composite organism that arises from algae or cyanobacteria living among hypha, filaments of multiple fungus, fungi species in a mutualism (biology), mutualistic relationship.Lichen products Heterocyclic compounds with 3 rings [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secondary Metabolite
Secondary metabolites, also called specialised metabolites, toxins, secondary products, or natural products, are organic compounds produced by any lifeform, e.g. bacteria, fungi, animals, or plants, which are not directly involved in the normal growth, development, or reproduction of the organism. Instead, they generally mediate ecological interactions, which may produce a selective advantage for the organism by increasing its survivability or fecundity. Specific secondary metabolites are often restricted to a narrow set of species within a phylogenetic group. Secondary metabolites often play an important role in plant defense against herbivory and other interspecies defenses. Humans use secondary metabolites as medicines, flavourings, pigments, and recreational drugs. The term secondary metabolite was first coined by Albrecht Kossel, a 1910 Nobel Prize laureate for medicine and physiology in 1910. 30 years later a Polish botanist Friedrich Czapek described secondary metabolit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Septum
In biology, a septum (Latin for ''something that encloses''; plural septa) is a wall, dividing a cavity or structure into smaller ones. A cavity or structure divided in this way may be referred to as septate. Examples Human anatomy * Interatrial septum, the wall of tissue that is a sectional part of the left and right atria of the heart * Interventricular septum, the wall separating the left and right ventricles of the heart * Lingual septum, a vertical layer of fibrous tissue that separates the halves of the tongue. *Nasal septum: the cartilage wall separating the nostrils of the nose * Alveolar septum: the thin wall which separates the alveoli from each other in the lungs * Orbital septum, a palpebral ligament in the upper and lower eyelids * Septum pellucidum or septum lucidum, a thin structure separating two fluid pockets in the brain * Uterine septum, a malformation of the uterus * Vaginal septum, a lateral or transverse partition inside the vagina * Intermuscular sep ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
