Parmotrema applanatum

Parmotrema applanatum is a species of saxicolous lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Originally described from collections made in Vale do Sol, Brazil, it was introduced as new to science in 2002. In 2005, the lichen was recorded in China.[1] The lichen has a grey thallus up to 6 cm (2.4 in) wide, comprising lobes that are 0.2–0.6 mm wide. It grows on tree-shaded rocks in open woods. The species is difficult to collect because the thallus adheres strongly to its substrate. The specific epithet appalantum (Latin for "plane") refers to "the notoriously plane habit of the thalli".[2] Parmotrema applanatum resembles P.  hababianum, but differs from that species in lacking cilia, and containing traces of usnic acid and atranorin in its upper cortex.[1]

Parmotrema applanatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Parmotrema
Species:
P. applanatum
Binomial name
Parmotrema applanatum
Marcelli & C.H.Ribeiro (2002)

See also

References

  1. Chen, Jian-Bin; Wang, Sheng-Lan; Elix, John (2005). "Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota) lichens in China's mainland III. The genus Parmotrema". Mycotaxon. 91: 93–113.
  2. Marcelli, Marcelo; Ribeiro, Célio Henrique (2002). "Twenty-one new species of Parmeliaceae (lichenized fungi) from southeastern Brazil" (PDF). Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für Allgemeine Botanik Hamburg. 30-32: 125–155.


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