Chrysothrix chamaecyparicola
Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chrysothricaceae
Genus: Chrysothrix
Species: Chrysothrix chamaecyparicola
Name
[edit]Chrysothrix chamaecyparicola Lendemer, 2010
Mycobank #516676.
Diagnosis: Chrysothricis flavovirentis similis sed acidum diffractaicum deficienti differt.
Type: U.S.A. NORTH CAROLINA. Camden Co.: Dismal Swamp State Park, Dismal Swamp Natural Area, S of Kim Saunders Ditch at 5 mile marker, Atlantic White Cypress Chamaecyparis thyoides peatland with sparse hardwoods (Acer, Magnolia, Nyssa), 10.xii.2009, on Chamaecyparis thyoides bark, J.C. Lendemer 20207 & S. Williams (NY, holotype; isotypes to be distributed as Lichenes East. N. Amer. Exs. VIII: 373).
Etymology: The epithet chamaecyparicola denotes the strong affinity of the species for bark of the Atlantic White Cypress (Chamaecyparis thyoides (L.) Britton et al.).
Chemistry: Rhizocarpic acid. Spot tests: K-, KC-, C-, P-, UV+ orange.
Ecology and Distribution: Chrysothrix chamaecyparicola is a distinctive member of the lichen biota of conifer swamps in temperate and sub-tropical eastern North America.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Lendemer, Opuscula Philolichenum 8: 52 (2010)
- Lendemer, J.C. and Elix, J.A. (2010) Two new species of Chrysothrix from eastern North America. Opuscula Philolichenum 8: 51–58. **[RLL List # 222 / Rec.# 32705] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (PDF file) (Plate 1, page 53, figs. 1-6, scanning electron micrographs) (Plate 2, page 54, figs. 1-2, color photos of habitat)
Additional references
[edit]- Harris, R.C., and Ladd, D. (2008) The lichen genus Chrysothrix in the Ozark ecoregion, including a preliminary treatment for eastern and central North America. Opuscula Philolichenum 5: 29–42. **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 30017] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (PDF file)
- Harris, R.C. and Lendemer, J.C. (2005) Contributions to the lichen flora of Pennsylvania: a checklist of lichens collected during the first Howard Crum Bryological Workshop, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Opuscula Philolichenum 2: 1–10. **[RLL List # 198 / Rec.# 26679] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (PDF file)