Chrysothrix insulizans
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| Taxonavigation: Arthoniales |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Chrysothricaceae
Genus: Chrysothrix
Species: Chrysothrix insulizans
Name[edit]
Chrysothrix insulizans R.C. Harris & Ladd, 2008
Diagnosis: Chrysothrix saxicola ab aliis speciebus saxicolis thallo tenui dispersoque, primo soraliis simili,
demum plus minusve continuo areolatoque, sorediis 25-30 μm in diametro et calycin et acidum leprapinicum? continenti differt.
Type: U.S.A. MISSOURI. SHANNON CO.: Ozark National Scenic Riverway, in Prairie Hollow Gorge Natural Area, east of hwy V, W1/2 sec. 15 T29N R3W, on shaded rhyolite face under massive overhang on west-facing slope, 18 May 1995, Ladd 18690 (NY, holotype).
Chemistry: K+ reddish, C–, KC + reddish, PD–, UV–; calycin (major) and leprapinic? acid (± major), unknown pulvinic acid derivative (tr.).
Etymology: The epithet insulizans, meaning "island-forming", derives from the thallus which very often consists of separate soralium-like patches.
References[edit]
- R.C. Harris & Ladd, Opuscula Philolichenum 5: 35 (2008)
- 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) (Chrysothrix insuizans: pp. 35-36) (Plate 1, page 32, fig. 4: color photo of thallus) (Plate 3, page 41, fig. 10: distribution map)