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Usnea poliothrix

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Usnea poliothrix
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Usnea
Species:
U. poliothrix
Binomial name
Usnea poliothrix
Kremp. (1874)

Usnea poliothrix is an irregular, orange species of Usnea, a common fruticose lichen.[1] It has soralia with prominent isidiofibril growth.[2] Its orange cortex is very fragile, and often scarred by the marks of lost isidiofibrils.[1] Although often characterized in literature as U. poliotrix, it was officially named U. poliothrix in 1874 by German lichenologist August von Krempelhuber.[3]

Habitat

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U. poliothrix is native to Madagascar, and is rarely found on the continents, and when so, in South America or Australia.[4] Isolates may also be found in Southern-most North America.[2] Evidence may suggest that this species was once prevalent across dry areas of the continents, and that the Galapagos Islands may serve as a final remaining location where U. poliothrix is a strong competitor.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Truong, Camille; Bungartz, Frank; Clerc, Philippe (2011). "The lichen genus Usnea (Parmeliaceae) in the tropical Andes and the Galapagos: species with a red-orange cortical or subcortical pigmentation". The Bryologist. 114 (3): 477–503. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-114.3.477. ISSN 0007-2745. JSTOR 41289807. S2CID 83756095.
  2. ^ a b "CNALH - Usnea poliothrix". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  3. ^ "Index Fungorum - Names Record". www.indexfungorum.org. Retrieved 2021-05-29.
  4. ^ Bungartz, Frank; Truong, Camille; Herrera-Campos, Maria de los Angeles; Clerc, Philippe (October 2018). "The Genus Usnea (Parmeliaceae, Lecanoromycetes) in the Galapagos Islands". Herzogia. 31 (p1): 571–629. doi:10.13158/heia.31.1.2018.571. ISSN 0018-0971. S2CID 198160067.