''Rockefellera'' is a fungal
genus in the family
Pannariaceae. It is a
monotypic genus, containing the single species ''Rockefellera crossophylla''. The genus was
circumscribed
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by James Lendemer and Erin Tripp in 2017. The generic name honors the
Rockefeller family, "for their century-long support of North American conservation efforts, particularly with respect to national parks."
''Rockefellera crossophylla'' was originally
described by American lichenologist
Edward Tuckerman as ''Pannaria crossophylla'', based on specimens he collected in
New England.
He had previously mentioned the species in an 1859 publication by
William Nylander,
but this was not a
validly published name as a
type
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was not indicated.
Because of a dearth of records of the lichen from North America after its initial description,
Per Magnus Jørgensen suggested in 2000 that it was potentially extinct in the wild on that continent.
Since then several populations have been reported from the
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, the
Ozark Highlands
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, and the southern
Appalachian Mountains.
Description
''Rockefellera'' is distinguished from the closely related genus ''
Protopannaria'' by having minutely digitate lobes, biatorine
apothecia with
hymenia
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that are
hemiamyloid,
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that have internal apical ring structures, and smooth
ascospores.
References
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Peltigerales
Lichen genera
Taxa described in 2017
Peltigerales genera
Fungi without expected TNC conservation status