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'''''Physcia cinerea''''' is a species of [[saxicolous lichen|saxicolous]] (rock-dwelling), [[foliose lichen]] in the family [[Physciaceae]]. It was [[species description|described]] as a new species in 1990 by the Swedish lichenologist Roland Moberg.<ref name="Roland 1990"/> The lichen is found in Argentina,<ref name="Lavornia et al. 2016"/> Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela at elevations between {{convert|2500|and|4000|m|ft|abbr=on}}, typically on sun-exposed rocks in [[páramo]] habitat. It has an orbicular to irregularly shaped [[thallus]] up to 3 cm in diameter, comprising narrow {{lichengloss|lobes}} up to 1 mm wide. The thallus is grey to dark grey, while the underside is white to brownish, with abundant [[rhizine]]s of the same colour. [[Apothecia]] (fruiting bodies), which are usually abundant, are {{lichengloss|lecanorine}} in form and up to 1.5 |
'''''Physcia cinerea''''' is a species of [[saxicolous lichen|saxicolous]] (rock-dwelling), [[foliose lichen]] in the family [[Physciaceae]]. It was [[species description|described]] as a new species in 1990 by the Swedish lichenologist Roland Moberg.<ref name="Roland 1990"/> The lichen is found in Argentina,<ref name="Lavornia et al. 2016"/> Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela at elevations between {{convert|2500|and|4000|m|ft|abbr=on}}, typically on sun-exposed rocks in [[páramo]] habitat. It has an orbicular to irregularly shaped [[thallus]] up to 3 cm in diameter, comprising narrow {{lichengloss|lobes}} up to 1 mm wide. The thallus is grey to dark grey, while the underside is white to brownish, with abundant [[rhizine]]s of the same colour. [[Apothecia]] (fruiting bodies), which are usually abundant, are {{lichengloss|lecanorine}} in form and up to 1.5 mm in diameter. They have a dark brown to black {{lichengloss|disc}} that lacks {{lichengloss|pruina}}. Both the upper {{lichengloss|cortex}} and the [[medulla (lichenology)|medulla]] of the lichen are K+ (yellow). [[Secondary metabolite]]s ([[lichen product]]s) in the species include [[atranorin]], [[zeorin]], and [[leucotylin]].<ref name="Roland 1990"/> |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Caliciales |
Family: | Physciaceae |
Genus: | Physcia |
Species: | P. cinerea
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Binomial name | |
Physcia cinerea Moberg (1990)
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Physcia cinerea is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Physciaceae. It was described as a new species in 1990 by the Swedish lichenologist Roland Moberg.[1] The lichen is found in Argentina,[2] Ecuador, Peru, and Venezuela at elevations between 2,500 and 4,000 m (8,200 and 13,100 ft), typically on sun-exposed rocks in páramo habitat. It has an orbicular to irregularly shaped thallus up to 3 cm in diameter, comprising narrow lobes up to 1 mm wide. The thallus is grey to dark grey, while the underside is white to brownish, with abundant rhizines of the same colour. Apothecia (fruiting bodies), which are usually abundant, are lecanorine in form and up to 1.5 mm in diameter. They have a dark brown to black disc that lacks pruina. Both the upper cortex and the medulla of the lichen are K+ (yellow). Secondary metabolites (lichen products) in the species include atranorin, zeorin, and leucotylin.[1]
References
- ^ a b Moberg, Roland (1990). "The lichen genus Physcia in Central and South America". Nordic Journal of Botany. 10 (3): 319–342 [325]. doi:10.1111/J.1756-1051.1990.TB01776.X.
- ^ Lavornia, Juan M.; Kristensen, M. Julia; Rosato, Vilma G. (2016). "Clave de identificación de líquenes saxícolas del Paisaje Protegido "La Poligonal" (Sistema De Tandilia, Buenos Aires)" [Identification key for saxicolous lichens in "La Poligonal" Protected Landscape (Tandilia System, Buenos Aires)]. Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales nueva serie (in Spanish). 18 (2): 107–115 [111]. doi:10.22179/REVMACN.18.446.