Parmotrema rampoddense

Short description: Species of lichen

Parmotrema rampoddense

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
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)

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.

## Contents

* 1 Taxonomy
* 2 Description
* 3 See also
* 4 References

## 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

* List of Parmotrema species

## References

1. ↑ "Synonymy: Parmotrema rampoddense (Nyl.) Hale". Species Fungorum. http://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=343114. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
2. ↑ "Parmelia rampoddensis". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=14682616000000067&Rec=198427&Fields=All. Retrieved May 13, 2020.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 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" (in Latin). Acta Societatis Scientiarum Fennicae 26 (10): 1–33.
5. ↑ 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.

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