Xanthoparmelia ajoensis
Xanthoparmelia ajoensis is a foliose lichen that belongs to the genus Xanthoparmelia. The lichen is uncommon and is listed as vulnerable by the Nature Conservatory.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. ajoensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia ajoensis (T.H.Nash) Egan (1975) | |
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Magnified image of Xanthoparmelia ajoensis
Description
Xanthoparmelia ajoensis grows to around 2–6 cm in diameter with irregularly lobate lobes which are approximately 1–3 mm wide. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green on the surface and pale brown to brown on the underside.[2][3]
Habitat and range
Xanthoparmelia ajoensis is found in the North American southwest including the US states of Arizona,[4] California,[5] Colorado, and New Mexico and the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Sonora.[6]
Chemistry
Xanthoparmelia ajoensis has been recorded as containing usnic acid and 3-α-hydroxybarbatic acids.[3][6]
See also
References
- "NatureServe Explorer – Xanthoparmelia ajoensis". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia ajoensis. NatureServe. 2022-08-23. Retrieved 23 Aug 2022.
- Hutten, M.; Arup, U.; Breuss, O.; Esslinger, T. L.; Fryday, A. M.; Knudsen, K.; Lendemer, J. C.; Printzen, C.; Root, H. T.; Schultz, M.; Sheard, J.; Tønsberg, T.; McCune, B. (2013-09-09). "Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi of Yosemite National Park, California". North American Fungi. 8: 1. doi:10.2509/naf2013.008.011. ISSN 1937-786X.
- "CNALH - Xanthoparmelia ajoensis". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2022-08-24.
- Jackson, H. B., Leavitt, S. D., Krebs, T., & Clair, L. L. S. (2005). Lichen flora of the eastern Mojave Desert: Blackrock Arizona, Mojave County, Arizona, USA. Evansia, 22(1), 30–38.
- Proulx, Knudsen, K.; St. Clair, L. L. (2016). "A checklist of Mojave Desert lichens, USA". North American Fungi. 11 (6): 1–49. doi:10.2509/naf2016.011.006 (inactive 1 August 2023).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of August 2023 (link) CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Culberson, Chicita F.; Iii, Thomas H. Nash; Johnson, Anita (1979). "3-α-Hydroxybarbatic Acid, a New Depside in Chemosyndromes of Some Xanthoparmeliae with β-Orcinol Depsides". The Bryologist. 82 (2): 154. doi:10.2307/3242074. JSTOR 3242074.
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