Kuettlingeria furax
| Kuettlingeria furax | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus: | Kuettlingeria |
| Species: | K. furax
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| Kuettlingeria furax (Egea & Llimona) I.V.Frolov, Vondrák & Arup (2020)
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Kuettlingeria furax is a species of lichenicolous (lichen-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae.[2] It was first formally described as a new species in 1983 by José María Egea Fernández and Xavier Llimona; they classified it in the genus Caloplaca. The type specimen of this lichen was discovered in the eastern part of the Sierra Morena mountains in Albacete, Spain. It was found growing parasitically on other lichens in the genus Aspicilia, which are found on silica-rich surfaces.[3]
Kuettlingeria furax appears as small, circular patches that are a deep brownish-grey colour. It has a somewhat lobed edge, and its reproductive structures (apothecia), quickly lose their thalline margin. The authors compared it to Caloplaca conglomerata, but noted the distinctness of its spores, which are broader and have a bulged middle.[3] The taxon was transferred to the genus Kuettlingeria in 2020;[4] it has also been proposed for inclusion in the genus Pisutiella.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Synonymy. Current Name: Kuettlingeria furax (Egea & Llimona) I.V. Frolov, Vondrák & Arup, in Frolov, Vondrák, Košnar & Arup, Journal of Systematics and Evolution 59(3): 468 (2020)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ "Kuettlingeria furax (Egea & Llimona) I.V. Frolov, Vondrák & Arup". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 February 2024.
- ^ a b Egea, J.M.; Llimona, X. (1983). "Caloplaca furax Egea et Llimona, un nuevo liquen parasito sobre Aspicilia silicilolas, en la Sierra del Relumbrar (Albacete, SE de Espana)" (PDF). Collectanea Botanica (in Spanish). 14: 265–269.
- ^ Frolov, Ivan; Vondrák, Jan; Košnar, Jiří; Arup, Ulf (2020). "Phylogenetic relationships within Pyrenodesmia sensu lato and the role of pigments in its taxonomic interpretation". Journal of Systematics and Evolution. 59 (3): 454–474. doi:10.1111/jse.12717.
- ^ Kondratyuk, S.Y.; Lőkös, L.; Farkas, E.; Kärnefelt, I.; Thell, A.; Yamamoto, Y.; Hur, J.-S. (2020). "Three new genera of the Teloschistaceae proved by three gene phylogeny" (PDF). Acta Botanica Hungarica. 62 (1–2): 109–136. doi:10.1556/034.62.2020.1-2.7. S2CID 226056287.
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