Xanthoparmelia hypoprotocetrarica (Kurokawa & Elix) Hale
Phytologia 28: 487 (1974).
Basionym: Parmelia hypoprotocetrarica Kurok. & Elix, J. Jap. Bot. 46: 113 (1971).
Synonyms: Index Fungorum
Type: xxx.
Thallus: foliose, adnate to loosely adnate, firm, often pulvinate, 6-15 cm broad, light yellowish green or darkening; lobes sublinear, 1-1.5 mm wide, loosely imbricate, often subascending; upper surface effigurate-maculate, isidia and soredia lacking; medulla white; lower surface plane, black, rugulose, sparsely rhizinate, the rhizines black, simple to furcated, 0.5-1 mm long. Pycnidia common; conidia bifusiform, 0.5 x 5-6 µm. Apothecia common, substipitate, 2-8 mm in diameter; spores 4-6 x 8-11 µm.
Photobiont: Trebouxia.
Chemistry: Hypoprotocetraric acid (+/-trace), 4-O-demethylnotatic acid (+/-), 4-O-methylhypoprotocetraric acid (+/-trace), notatic acid (+/-trace), hypostictic acid (+/-trace), hyposalazinic acid (+/-trace), usnic acid.
Ecology: On rock.
Molecular data: Genbank
Distribution: Database
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