Xanthoparmelia loxodes

Xanthoparmelia loxodes is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It was first formally described by Finnish botanist William Nylander in 1872, as Parmelia loxodes.^[3] In 1978,^[4] Ted Esslinger created the genus Neofuscelia, which contained species previously classified in Parmelia subgenus Neofusca; Neofuscelia loxodes was one of many species transferred here. In a molecular phylogenetic study published by Oscar Blanco in 2004, Ana Crespo, John A. Elix, David L. Hawksworth and H. Thorsten Lumbsch, they showed that Neofuscelia did not form a clade distinct from Xanthoparmelia, and they reduced it to synonymy under Xanthoparmelia.^[5]

Division:Ascomycota

Class:Lecanoromycetes

Order:Lecanorales

Family:Parmeliaceae

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Xanthoparmelia loxodes
Growing on siliceous rock, Serra de São Mamede, Portugal
Conservation status
Apparently Secure (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Xanthoparmelia
Species:	X. loxodes
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia loxodes (Nyl.) O.Blanco, A.Crespo, Elix, D.Hawksw. & Lumbsch (2004)
Synonyms[2]
Parmelia loxodes Nyl. (1872) Neofuscelia loxodes (Nyl.) Essl. (1978)

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Xanthoparmelia loxodes is widely distributed in Europe,^[6] where it grows on siliceous rocks.