Xanthoparmelia joranadia
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. joranadia
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| Xanthoparmelia joranadia | |
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Xanthoparmelia joranadia is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus. The lichen is rare and is listed as imperiled by the Nature Conservatory.[1] It is noted for being similar to Xanthoparmelia arida and Xanthoparmelia lecanorica.[3][2]
Description
[edit]It grows to around 3–8 cm in diameter with shiny light yellow-green subirregular lobes that extend 1–2.5 mm wide. It has cylindrical isidia on the upper surface. The lower surface is pale brown.[2] Xanthoparmelia joranadia is a member of the Xanthoparmelia mexicana group, a complex of similar species that differ mainly in their secondary chemistry.[4]
Habitat and range
[edit]Found in the North American southwest with a majority of observations occurring in north Mexico[5] and the US state of New Mexico.[1][6]
Chemistry
[edit]Xanthoparmelia joranadia contains lecanoric and usnic acids.[2][4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "NatureServe Explorer – Xanthoparmelia joranadia". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia joranadia. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
- ^ a b c d Hale, Mason E. (1990). A synopsis of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae) /. Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.123253.
- ^ Egan, Robert S.; Derstine, Kittie S. (1978). "A New Species in the Lichen Genus Xanthoparmelia from Texas". The Bryologist. 81 (4): 605. doi:10.2307/3242354. JSTOR 3242354.
- ^ a b Barcenas-Peña, Alejandrina; Leavitt, Steven D.; Huang, Jen-Pan; Grewe, Felix; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten (2018-09-18). "Phylogenetic study and taxonomic revision of the Xanthoparmelia mexicana group, including the description of a new species (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota)". MycoKeys (40): 13–28. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.40.26724. PMC 6160798. PMID 30271262.
- ^ "Xanthoparmelia joranadia". datosabiertos.unam.mx. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- ^ Esslinger, T. L. 2018. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada, Version 22. Opuscula Philolichenum 17:6-268. http://sweetgum.nybg.org/philolichenum/
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