Xanthoparmelia biloelensis Elix

Lichenologist 36, 5: 277 (2004).

 

Synonyms: Index Fungorum

"Australia, Queensland, Bell Creek, Inverness Road, 27 km ENE of Biloela, 24°09'S, 150°33'E, 180 m, on volcanic rocks in pasture, 28 August 1993, J. A. Elix 34881 (BRI - holotypus)".

Type: Australia, Queensland, Bell Creek, Inverness Road, 27 km ENE of Biloela, 180 m, on volcanic rocks in pasture, 28 August 1993, J. A. Elix 34881 (BRI - holotype).
Barcoding: Data lacking.
Coordinates: 24°09'S, 150°33'E.

Protolog: Data lacking.
Type locality: Data lacking.
Barcode: Data lacking.
Coordinates: Data lacking.

Thallus: small-foliose to subcrustose, tightly to very tightly adnate, 3 - 5 cm wide. Lobes contiguous, rarely weakly imbricate, + flat, sublinea to irregular, irregularly branched, 0.5 - 1.0 mm wide; laciniae absent, apices incised. Upper surface yellow-green but darkening with age, shiny at apices, emaculate, dull and rugulose within, developing transverse cracks, areolate in thallus centre, without isidia or soredia. Medulla white. Lower surface pale brown to brown, darker at the apices, rhizines sparse, simple, robust, 0.1 - 0.2 mm long. Apothecia unknown. Pycinida unknown (Elix 2004: 278).

Photobiont: Trebouxia.

Chemistry: Cortex K-, medulla K-, KC-, C-, P-, usnic acid (minor), colensoic acid (major), norcolensoic acid (trace) (Elix 2004: 278).

Ecology: On volcanic rock (Elix 2004: 279).

Molecular data: Genbank

Distribution: Database

Note: