Xanthomaculina
| Xanthomaculina | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthomaculina Hale (1985) |
| Type species | |
| Xanthomaculina hottentotta (Ach.) Hale (1985) | |
| Species | |
|
X. convoluta | |
Xanthomaculina is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of only three currently accepted species, found in Africa. Xanthomaculina lichens have an umbilicate growth form.
Synapomorphic characters for this genus include: a unique cortical chemistry, an umbilicate growth form, distinctive conidial morphology, the presence of cilia, and a vaulted cortex.[1]
References
- ↑ Hale ME. (1985). "Xanthomaculina Hale, A new lichen genus in the Parmeliaceae (Ascomycotina)". The Lichenologist 17: 255–265. doi:10.1017/S0024282985000329.
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