Lobariella pallidocrenulata
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| Lobariella pallidocrenulata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Peltigeraceae |
| Genus: | Lobariella |
| Species: | L. pallidocrenulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lobariella pallidocrenulata B.Moncada & Lücking (2013) | |
Lobariella pallidocrenulata is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae.[1] This leafy lichen forms loose patches up to 10 centimeters across on small trees and shrubs in high-elevation páramo environments, where it tolerates exposure to wind and sun. It can be distinguished from the similar and widespread L. pallida by its conspicuous large white spots along the lobe margins that elongate into prominent pores, giving the edges a distinctive mottled appearance.
Lobariella pallidocrenulata was described in 2013; its epithet refers to the species' pale tone and crenulate (scalloped) lobe margins. It differs from the widespread L. pallida in bearing discrete, conspicuous marginal maculae that expand into elongate pseudocyphellae, a feature absent or inconspicuous in the latter.[2]
A three-locus maximum-likelihood analysis placed L. pallidocrenulata as the well-supported sister species of L. crenulata. In a broader internal transcribed spacer-only tree, L. pallidocrenulata clustered with L. botryoides, L. crenulata, L. pallida, L. parmelioides, and L. reticulata, suggesting these six morphologically diverse taxa form a late-diversifying complex within the genus.[3]