Biatora chrysanthoides is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), leprose lichen in the family Ramalinaceae.[1] It is found in Norway, the Pacific Northwest of northern North America,[2] Sweden,[3] and Russia.[4] It was formally described as a new species in 2003 by the lichenologists Christian Printzen and Tor Tønsberg. It contains gyrophoric acid in both the thallus and the apothecia (fruiting bodies), resulting in a C+ (quickly reddish) chemical spot test reaction. Its ascospores are 9.3–10.7 by 3.2–3.3 μm.[2]
Biatora chrysanthoides | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Ramalinaceae |
Genus: | Biatora |
Species: | B. chrysanthoides
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Binomial name | |
Biatora chrysanthoides Printzen & Tønsberg (2003)
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References
- ^ "Biatora chrysanthoides Printzen & Tønsberg". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ a b Printzen, C.; Tønsberg, T. (2003). "Four new species and three new apothecial pigments of Biatora". In Jensen, Manfred (ed.). Lichenological Contributions in Honour of G.B. Feige. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 86. Berlin/Stuttgart: J.Cramer. pp. 133–145. ISBN 978-3-443-58065-0.
- ^ Ekman, S.; Svensson, M.; Westberg, M.; Zamora, J.C. (2019). "Additions to the lichen flora of Fennoscandia III". Graphis Scripta. 31: 34–46.