Tassiloa
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| Tassiloa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus: | Tassiloa S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, A.Thell, Elix & Hur (2015) |
| Type species | |
| Tassiloa digitaurea (Søgaard, Søchting & Sancho) S.Y.Kondr., Kärnefelt, A.Thell, Elix, J.Kim, A.S.Kondr. & Hur (2015) | |
| Species | |
Tassiloa is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae.[1] It has two species.[2]
The genus was circumscribed in 2015 by lichenologists Sergey Kondratyuk, Ingvar Kärnefelt, Arne Thell, Elix and Jae-Seoun Hur. According to their molecular phylogenetic analysis, Tassiloa appears as a sister group to the genus Catenarina, in the subfamily Teloschistoideae of family Teloschistaceae. The genus name honours German lichenologist Tassilo Feuerer.[3]
Description
Tassiloa is identifiable by its vibrant orange colouration. Its thallus can range from a crustose appearance to a more elevated, microfruticose form. The surface of the thallus may be either smooth or have a denser texture. This genus is further characterized by lobules that are reminiscent of terete (i.e., cylindrical or slightly tapering) isidia in structure. These lobules or isidia stand out predominantly and align vertically. When considering reproductive attributes, the apothecia of Tassiloa can be categorized as either zeorine or lecanorine. Its true exciple has a paraplectenchymatous tissue structure. In terms of chemistry, Tassiloa contains anthraquinones, notably those linked with the parietin chemosyndrome.[3]