Parmotrema rampoddense

Parmotrema rampoddense, commonly known as the long-whiskered ruffle lichen,[3] is a species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. It is widely distributed in tropical regions and grows on the bark of oak and palm trees.

Parmotrema rampoddense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Parmotrema
Species:
P. rampoddense
Binomial name
Parmotrema rampoddense
(Nyl.) Hale (1974)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Parmelia rampoddensis Nyl. (1900)
  • Diploschistes rampoddensis (Nyl.) Zahlbr. (1924)

Taxonomy

It was originally described by William Nylander as a species of Parmelia, from a collection made in Sri Lanka.[4] Mason Hale transferred the taxon to the genus Parmotrema in 1974.[5]

Description

The colour of the lichen thallus is light greenish-grey, and lacks maculae (paler spots free of photobiont). The lobes comprising the thallus surface are 1–3 cm wide and have scattered cilia on the margin, which can be relatively long – up to 5 mm. The lower surface (the prothallus) is black, rarely with white blotches, and relatively free of rhizines.[3]

The cortex contains atranorin, while the medulla contains alectoronic acid.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Synonymy: Parmotrema rampoddense (Nyl.) Hale". Species Fungorum. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  2. "Parmelia rampoddensis". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
  3. Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. p. 499. ISBN 978-0300082494.
  4. Nylander, W. (1900). "Lichenes Ceylonenses et Additamentum ad Lichenes Japoniae". Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae (in Latin). 26 (10): 1–33.
  5. Hale, Mason E. (1974). "New combinations in the lichen genus Parmotrema Massalongo". Phytologia. 28 (4): 334–339.
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