Parmotrema lichexanthonicum
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| Parmotrema lichexanthonicum | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Parmotrema |
| Species: | P. lichexanthonicum |
| Binomial name | |
| Parmotrema lichexanthonicum Eliasaro & Adler (1997) | |
Parmotrema lichexanthonicum is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in Brazil, it was formally described as a new species in 1997 by Sionara Eliasaro and Mónica Adler. The type specimen was collected by the first author from the Serra do Cipó (Santana do Riacho, Minas Gerais); here the lichen was found growing on a rock. The specific epithet lichexanthonicum refers to the presence of the secondary compound lichexanthone in the medulla of the lichen.[1] Other compounds in the lichen are the depsidone salazinic acid (found in the medulla), and the depside atranorin (found in the cortex).[2] A close relative to this species is Parmotrema ultralucens, which contains the same cortical and medullary metabolites.[1]
