Allantoparmelia
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Allantoparmelia alpicola | |
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Genus: | Allantoparmelia (Vain.) Essl.
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Allantoparmelia is a genus of lichenised ascomycetes in the large family Parmeliaceae. It is a genus of only three currently accepted species. All three Allantoparmelia lichens have a foliose growth form.[1] They appear to be a very slow growing group of lichens, with a mean annual thallus diameter increase of only 0.23–0.35 mm per year.[2]
References
- ^ Crespo, A.; Lumbsch, H. T.; Mattsson, J. E.; Blanco, O.; Divakar, P. K.; Articus, K.; Wiklund, E.; Bawingan, P. A.; Wedin, M. (August 2007). "Testing morphology-based hypotheses of phylogenetic relationships in Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota) using three ribosomal markers and the nuclear RPB1 gene". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. 44 (2): 812–824. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2006.11.029. PMID 17276700.
- ^ Hestmark, G., Skogesal, O., Skullerud, Ø. (2004). Growth in the alpine saxicolous lichens Allantoparmelia alpicola and Melanelia stygia. Nova Hedwigia 78: 301–309. http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/journal/119857277/abstract