Parmotrema rampoddense

Short description: Species of lichen-forming fungus

Parmotrema rampoddense

Conservation status

Secure (NatureServe)[1]

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[2][3]

* Parmelia rampoddensis Nyl. (1900)
* Diploschistes rampoddensis (Nyl.) Zahlbr. (1924)

Parmotrema rampoddense, commonly known as the long-whiskered ruffle lichen,[4] 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.

## Contents

* 1 Taxonomy
* 2 Description
* 3 Habitat and distribution
* 4 See also
* 5 References

## Taxonomy

It was originally described by William Nylander as a species of Parmelia, from a collection made in Sri Lanka.[5] Mason Hale transferred the taxon to the genus Parmotrema in 1974.[6]

## 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.[4]

The cortex contains atranorin, while the medulla contains alectoronic acid.[4]

## Habitat and distribution

In Nepal, Parmotrema rampoddense has been reported from 900 to 2,800 m elevation in a compilation of published records.[7]

## See also

* List of Parmotrema species

## References

1. ↑ NatureServe. "Parmotrema rampoddense" (in en). Arlington, Virginia. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.122358/.
2. ↑ "Synonymy: Parmotrema rampoddense (Nyl.) Hale". Species Fungorum. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=343114. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
3. ↑ "Parmelia rampoddensis". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=14682616000000067&Rec=198427&Fields=All. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Brodo, Irwin M.; Sharnoff, Sylvia Duran; Sharnoff, Stephen (2001). Lichens of North America. Yale University Press. p. 499. ISBN 978-0300082494.
5. ↑ Nylander, W. (1900). "Lichenes Ceylonenses et Additamentum ad Lichenes Japoniae" (in la). Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae 26 (10): 1–33.
6. ↑ Hale, Mason E. (1974). "New combinations in the lichen genus Parmotrema Massalongo.". Phytologia 28 (4): 334–339. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/13046332#page/348/mode/1up.
7. ↑ Baniya, Chitra Bahadur; Solhøy, Torstein; Gauslaa, Yngvar; Palmer, Michael W. (2010). "The elevation gradient of lichen species richness in Nepal". The Lichenologist 42 (1): 83–96. doi:10.1017/S0024282909008627.

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