Parmotrema aptrootii
Parmotrema aptrootii is a species of corticolous lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in South America, it was described as new to science in 1992. The holotype specimen was collected in the Cuyuni-Mazaruni region of Guyana, where it was found growing on a Mahogany tree on the bank of the Kamarang River. It has a pale yellowish to greenish-grey thallus measuring up to about 10 cm (4 in). The specific epithet honours Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot.[1] The lichen has also been recorded from Acre, Brazil, where it is commonly found on dead branches in dense shrubby campinas.[2]
| Parmotrema aptrootii | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Parmotrema |
| Species: | P. aptrootii |
| Binomial name | |
| Parmotrema aptrootii Aubel (1992) | |
See also
References
- Sipman, H.; Aubel, R.J.M.T. van. (1992). "New Parmeliaceae (Lichenes) from the Guianas and surroundings". Mycotaxon. 44 (1): 1–12.
- Daly, Douglas C.; Silveira, Marcos; Medeiros, Herison; Castro, Wendeson; Obermüller, Flávio A. (2016). "The white‐sand vegetation of Acre, Brazil". Biotropica. 48 (1): 81–89. doi:10.1111/btp.12307.
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