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canoparmelia lichen
Scientific Name: Canoparmelia cryptochlorophaea
Family: Parmeliaceae
Category: Lichen
Growth: Lichenous
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Canoparmelia Lichen Genus
The genus Canoparmelia, established by Elix & Hale in 1986, comprises a group of lichenized fungi. It was originally segregated from the broader Parmelia genus.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Genus: Canoparmelia Elix & Hale
- Family: Parmeliaceae
- Class: Lecanoromycetes
- Order: Lecanorales
- Phylum: Lichens
Species Examples and Synonyms
- Canoparmelia crozalsiana (B. de Lesd. ex Harm.) Elix & Hale. Synonyms include Canoparmelia crozalsiana (de Lesd.)
- Canoparmelia texana (Tuck.) Elix & Hale. Common name: Texan Canoparmelia Lichen. Symbol: CATE22.
- Canoparmelia caroliniana. Common name: Carolina Canoparmelia Lichen.
- Canoparmelia alabamensis (Hale & McCull.) Elix = Paraparmelia alabamensis ( Hale & McCull.) Elix & Johnston = Parmelia alabamensis Hale & McCull.
- Canoparmelia aptata (Kremp.) Elix & Hale.
Distribution and Habitat
- Canoparmelia texana: Found in Big Bend National Park. Distributional maps are available.
- Canoparmelia aptata: Found in Indonesia, specifically Java.
- Canoparmelia crozalsiana: Crespo et al. identified this species within a specific clade.
- Canoparmelia amabilis: Provisionally accepted taxonomic status.
- Canoparmelia caroliniana: Widespread Foliose Lichen.
- Canoparmelia crozalsiana: Ray Showman has photographs of this lichen.
- Canoparmelia caroliniana: Ray Showman has photographs of this lichen.
- Canoparmelia texana: Ray Showman has photographs of this lichen.
- Rarotonga Parmelia-Lichen is Native and Endemic to Cook Islands (Rarotonga).
Morphological Characteristics
- Canoparmelia species are generally foliose (leaf-like) lichens.
- Thallus: typically circular in outline and lobate, sometimes with overlapping (imbricate) lobes.
- Lobes: Usually subirregular, but sometimes sublinear.
- Canoparmelia texana: Shows the histology of thallus in Canoparmelia texana, a lichen with wide distribution in open areas.
- Canoparmelia texana: Light, almost white color, powdery soredia, medulla K-.
- Canoparmelia caroliniana: Upper surface finely cracked to margin, isidiate, dark undersurface.
Ecological Role
- Several studies explore the potential of Canoparmelia texana as a bioindicator of environmental pollution, including air pollution by radionuclides and rare earth elements (REEs), as well as the impact from the phosphate fertilizer industry.
Interactions with Other Organisms
- Canoparmelia texana is often found growing on the bark of trees as an epiphytic lichen.
Further Information
- Photographs and diagnostic features can be found on the Ohio Moss and Lichen website.
- Additional information is available via MO (Missouri Botanical Garden), ToL (Tree of Life Web Project), BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library), and WikiSpecies.
- Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, 795 pages.