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Sirenophila
''Sirenophila'' is a genus of crustose lichens in the subfamily Teloschistoideae of the family Teloschistaceae. It has four species with an Australasian distribution. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Ulrik Søchting, Ulf Arup, and Patrik Frödén, with '' Sirenophila gintarasii'' assigned as the type species. The generic name ''Sirenophila'', which means "loving mermaids", alludes to the habitat preference this genus: seashore rocks in Australia and New Zealand. The authors included seven species in their original conception of the genus, but ''Sirenophila bermaguiana'', ''S. gallowayi'', and ''S. jackelixii'' have since been transferred to genus '' Elixjohnia'', while ''S. tomareeana'' is now in '' Tarasginia''. Description ''Sirenophila'' lichens have a crustose thallus; sometimes the edge of the thallus lacks a defined form, sometimes the thllaus comprises distinct lobes. Some species have anthraquinones as secondary compounds. The apothecia (fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirenophila Maccarthyi
''Sirenophila maccarthyi'' is a species of corticolous/lignicolous (bark- and wood-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It has a thallus that is whitish or greyish, often inconspicuous and not always continuous, which can appear darker or dirty grey near its numerous, clustered apothecia. ''Sirenophila maccarthyi'' is distributed across regions including Western Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania, and New Zealand, in both coastal and inland habitats. It typically grows on the bark and dead wood of a wide range of trees and shrubs such as ''Acacia sophorae'', '' Araucaria excelsa'', and various ''Eucalyptus'' species. Taxonomy The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2009 by the lichenologists Sergey Kondratyuk, Ingvar Kärnefelt, and John Elix, who classified it in the genus ''Caloplaca''. The type specimen was collected by the second author from Port Welshpool, where it was found growing on trees close to the shore. The spec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirenophila Cliffwetmorei
''Sirenophila cliffwetmorei'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It is found in Australia. Its thallus can reach up to 1 centimetre in width, has a whitish to whitish-grey colour, and is very thin, sometimes almost merging with the , and has paler edges with a darker grey centre. Its numerous tiny apothecia (fruiting bodies) give the thallus a yellow-orange appearance. Taxonomy The lichen was first formally described in 2009 by the lichenologists Sergey Kondratyuk and Ingvar Kärnefelt. The type specimen was collected from Tasmania's Furneaux Group in the Bass Strait. The exact location was Flinders Island, at Yellow Beach, approximately 80 metres from the western end of the beach. The specimen was found on both living and dead branches of a large ''Acacia longifolia'' var. ''sophorae'' tree situated at the head of Yellow Beach. The species epithet honours American lichenologist Clifford Wetmore. Kondratyuk trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirenophila Gintarasii
''Sirenophila gintarasii'' is a species of lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. Found in Australia, it was formally described as a new species in 2009 by lichenologists Sergey Kondratyuk and Ingvar Kärnefelt, as a member of the genus ''Caloplaca''. The type specimen was collected by the authors from the Camel Rock reserve (northeast of Beauty Point township, Murunna Point). There it was found growing on coastal rock outcrops, along with the crustose species '' Sirenophila eos'' and '' Dufourea ligulata'', some of which had been deformed by the lichenicolous fungus species '' Arthonia sytnikii'' and ''Pyrenidium actinellum''. The species epithet honours Tasmanian lichen lichenologist Gintaras Kantvilas. Ulf Arup and colleagues transferred the taxon to the genus ''Sirenophila'' in 2013, following a molecular phylogenetics-based restructuring of the family Teloschistaceae. ''Sirenophila gintarasii'' occurs in New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirenophila Eos
''Sirenophila eos'' is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae. It was first formally described as a new species in 2007 by Sergey Kondratyuk and Ingvar Kärnefelt, as ''Caloplaca eos''. The type specimen was collected from rhyolite outcrops in New South Wales. Ulf Arup and colleagues transferred the taxon to the newly circumscribed genus ''Sirenophila'' in 2013, following a molecular phylogenetics Molecular phylogenetics () is the branch of phylogeny that analyzes genetic, hereditary molecular differences, predominantly in DNA sequences, to gain information on an organism's evolutionary relationships. From these analyses, it is possible to ...-based restructuring of the Teloschistaceae. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q25907185 Teloschistales Lichen species Lichens described in 2007 Lichens of Australia Taxa named by Sergey Kondratyuk Taxa named by Ingvar Kärnefelt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elixjohnia
''Elixjohnia'' is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. It has four species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichens that occur in Australasia. Taxonomy ''Elixjohnia'' was circumscribed in 2017 by Sergey Kondratyuk and Jae-Seoun Jur in 2017, with '' Elixjohnia jackelixii'' assigned as the type species. Phylogenetic analysis shows that the genus is in the large ''Sirenophila''-''Teloschistopsis''-''Halophila'' subclade of the subfamily Teloschistoideae (family Teloschistaceae The Teloschistaceae are a large family of mostly lichen-forming fungi belonging to the class Lecanoromycetes in the division Ascomycota. The family, estimated to contain over 1800 species, was extensively revised in 2013, including the creation o ...). The genus name honours Australian chemist and lichenologist John Alan Elix, John A. ("Jack") Elix. The existence and phylogenetic structure of the genus was corroborated by molecular phylogenetics, molecular work published by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |