Xanthoparmelia ahtii

Xanthoparmelia ahtii is a rock shield lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus, the former taxon for this species was Neofuscelia ahtii.[2][3] The lichen is uncommon and is listed as imperiled by the Nature Conservatory.[1]

Xanthoparmelia ahtii

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. ahtii
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia ahtii
Hale 1989
Synonyms

Neofuscelia ahtii

Description

Grows on rocks and is olive brown to yellow or reddish brown in color. Lobes are approximately 1-2.5 mm wide and are slightly curved and broad.[4]

Habitat and range

Found in the North American southwest growing on rocks. It has been observed in forested areas in the state of Arizona as well as well as the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. [1][4][5]

See also

References
  1. "NatureServe Explorer - Xanthoparmelia ahtii". NatureServe Explorer Xanthoparmelia ahtii. NatureServe. 2022-10-10. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  2. Esslinger, Theodore L.; Egan, Robert S. (1995). "A Sixth Checklist of the Lichen-forming, Lichenicolous, and Allied Fungi of the Continental United States and Canada". The Bryologist. 98 (4): 467. doi:10.2307/3243586. ISSN 0007-2745. JSTOR 3243586.
  3. Blanco, Oscar; Crespo, Ana; Elix, John A.; Hawksworth, David L.; Thorsten Lumbsch, H. (2004). "A molecular phylogeny and a new classification of parmelioid lichens containing Xanthoparmelia type lichenan (Ascomycota: Lecanorales)". Taxon. 53 (4): 959–975. doi:10.2307/4135563. ISSN 0040-0262. JSTOR 4135563.
  4. Nash, Thomas (2002). Lichen flora of the greater Sonoran Desert region. Tempe, Ariz.: Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University. ISBN 0-9716759-0-2. OCLC 50120839.
  5. Esslinger, Theodore L.; Egan, Robert S. (1995). "A Sixth Checklist of the Lichen-forming, Lichenicolous, and Allied Fungi of the Continental United States and Canada". The Bryologist. 98 (4): 467. doi:10.2307/3243586. ISSN 0007-2745. JSTOR 3243586.


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