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| Xanthoparmelia ceresensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. ceresensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia ceresensis Hale (1986) | |
Xanthoparmelia ceresensis is a little-known species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[1] Found in Southern Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 1986 by the American lichenologist Mason Hale. The type specimen was collected from Michell Pass in the Ceres Nature Reserve at an elevation of about 600 m (2,000 ft); there, it was found growing on low sandstone ledges. The lichen contains equal amounts of microphyllinic acid and normicrophyllinic acid, usnic acid, and trace amounts of 4-O-methylolivetoric acid.[2]
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[edit]- ↑ "Xanthoparmelia ceresensis Hale". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved October 26, 2025.
- ↑ Hale, M.E. (1986). "New species of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia from Southern Africa (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae)". Mycotaxon. 27: 563–610 [568]. doi:10.5962/p.418852.
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