Bryoria implexa

Bryoria implexa is a species of horsehair lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.

Bryoria implexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Bryoria
Species:
B. implexa
Binomial name
Bryoria implexa
Synonyms[1]
  • Usnea jubata tax.vag. implexa Hoffm. (1796)

Habit

Bryoria implexa has a dark brown or olive colour. The thallus is cylindrical and hairlike, 5–10 cm long and hanging. The main branches are 0,2-0,3 mm in diameter but the narrower branches are 0,1 mm.[2]

Distribution and habitat

The native distribution of Bryorya implexa is North-America and Europe,[3] including Iceland where it has only been found in one location, Gálgahraun in Álftanes, where its preferred habitat is lava rock.[2]

Conservation status

Bryoria implexa is red listed in Iceland as critically endangered (CR) due to it being found in only one location in the country.[4] The species is extinct (EX) in Britain.[5]

As of April 2021, its conservation status has not been estimated by the IUCN.

Chemistry

Bryoria implexa contains norstictic acid.[2]

References
  1. "Synonymy: Bryoria implexa (Hoffm.) Brodo & D. Hawksw". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. Flóra Íslands [Flora if Iceland] (no date). Gálgaskegg - Bryoria implexa. (in Icealndic) Retrieved 14 April 2021.
  3. Velmala, Saara; Myllys, Leena; Trevor, Goward; Holien, Håkon; Halonen, Pekka (2014). "Taxonomy of Bryoria section Implexae (Parmeliaceae, Lecanoromycetes) in North America and Europe, based on chemical, morphological and molecular data". Annales Botanici Fennici. 51 (6): 345–371. doi:10.5735/085.051.0601.
  4. Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.
  5. Woods, R. G., & Coppins, B. J. (2012). A Conservation Evaluation of British Lichens and Lichenicolours Fungi. Powerprint.


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