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Xanthoparmelia Fausta
''Xanthoparmelia'' (commonly known as green rock shields or rock-shield lichens) is a genus of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ''Xanthoparmelia'' is synonymous with ''Almbornia'', ''Neofuscelia'', ''Chondropsis'', ''Namakwa'', ''Paraparmelia'', and ''Xanthomaculina''. This genus of lichen is commonly found in the United States, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Ecuador. The name means 'golden yellow parmelia'. The photobiont (photosynthetic partner) is '' Trebouxia'' (a genus of green algae). Identification Distinguishing between species involves how much they are attached to the substrate, whether or not isidia are present, lower surface color, and chemical spot tests. All members of the genus react to spot test as K-, KC+ yellow, with medulla reaction varying from species to species. Species Species include: * '' Xanthoparmelia chlorochroa'' * ''Xanthoparmelia conspersa'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanthoparmelia Lavicola
''Xanthoparmelia lavicola'' is a species of lichen in the family Parmeliaceae that can be found in Mexico north to Arizona and California in the United States. It has also been found in Ecuador. ''Xanthoparmelia lavicola'' grows in dry habitats on acidic rocks. It has been called the trochanter lichen. Description The upper part is either light yellow or yellow-green and the bottom surface is brown. The apothecia are wide and the thallus of which is laminal and is in diameter. The disc is either cinnamon-brown or dark brown and is ellipsoid. The pycnidia is immersed, while the conidia A conidium ( ; ), sometimes termed an asexual chlamydospore or chlamydoconidium (), is an asexual, non-motile spore of a fungus. The word ''conidium'' comes from the Ancient Greek word for dust, ('). They are also called mitospores due to the ... are bifusiform. See also * List of ''Xanthoparmelia'' species References {{Taxonbar, from=Q8043067 lavicola Lichen species Lichens of Nort ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |