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Tuckermannopsis
''Tuckermannopsis'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscribed in 1933 by Hungarian lichenologist Vilmos Kőfaragó-Gyelnik. The genus name ''Tuckermannopsis'' honours Edward Tuckerman (1817–1886), who was an American botanist and professor who made significant contributions to the study of lichens and other alpine plants. He was a founding member of the Natural History Society of Boston and most of his career was spent at Amherst College. '' Tuckermanopsis ciliaris'' was assigned as the type, and at that time, only species. The type species is a lichen, meaning it is erect, foliose, and with apothecia and pycnidia ( sexual and asexual reproductive structures, respectively) that are largely restricted to the margins of the lobes. Starting in the 1980s, the genus became a wastebasket taxon containing cetrarioid species of uncertain taxonomic affinities. In 2001, Ingvar Kärnefelt and Arne Thell attempted to delimit '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tuckermanopsis Ciliaris
''Tuckermannopsis'' is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. Taxonomy The genus was circumscription (taxonomy), circumscribed in 1933 by Hungarian lichenologist Vilmos Kőfaragó-Gyelnik. The genus name ''Tuckermannopsis'' honours Edward Tuckerman (1817–1886), who was an American botanist and professor who made significant contributions to the study of lichens and other alpine plants. He was a founding member of the Natural History Society of Boston and most of his career was spent at Amherst College. ''Tuckermanopsis ciliaris'' was assigned as the type species, type, and at that time, only species. The type species is a lichen, meaning it is erect, foliose, and with apothecia and pycnidia (sexual reproduction, sexual and asexual reproduction, asexual reproductive structures, respectively) that are largely restricted to the margins of the lobes. Starting in the 1980s, the genus became a wastebasket taxon containing cetrarioid species of uncertain taxonomy (bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |