Xanthoparmelia subramigera

Species of lichen found globally From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Xanthoparmelia subramigera is a lichen which belongs to the Xanthoparmelia genus.

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Xanthoparmelia subramigera
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Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. subramigera
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia subramigera
(Gyeln.) Hale (1974) [1]
Synonyms
  • Parmelia subramigera Gyeln. (1931)
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Description

This lichen grows to around 4-12 cm in diameter, with irregularly lobate lobes which are approximately 1.5-4 mm wide. The upper surface of the lichen is yellow-green, smooth, and shiny, while the lower surface is often pale or medium brown in color.[3][4]

Habitat and range

The lichen has a wide global range, including Africa,[3][5] North[6] and South America,[7][8] the Caribbean,[9] Japan, and Oceania.[10][11] This species can be found in very isolated locations such as Ascension Island and St Helena Island[12] in the Atlantic Ocean, and the mountains of North Korea.[13]

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