Parmotrema zicoi
Parmotrema zicoi is a species of saxicolous lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in Brazil, it was introduced as new to science in 2002.
| Parmotrema zicoi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Parmotrema |
| Species: | P. zicoi |
| Binomial name | |
| Parmotrema zicoi C.H.Ribeiro & Marcelli (2002) | |
Taxonomy
It was originally described from collections made in Serra do Caraça, Brazil, where it was found growing at an elevation of 1,330 m (4,360 ft).
The specific epithet zicoi honours the priest Tobias Zico, who, as a former administrator for the Parque Natural do Caraça, promoted the "preservation of a most important type locality for numerous lichens, animals, and plants in Brazil".[1]
Description
The lichen has a seafoam-green thallus up to 8 cm (3 in) wide, comprising overlapping lobes that are 2.0–5.0 mm wide. The margins of the lobes have simple cilia that are up to 1 mm long. The cortex contains atranorin, while the medulla contains protocetraric acid.[1] Occasionally, the medullary K spot test reaction is positive, producing a very light yellow colour that indicates the presence of traces of atranorin in the upper part of the medulla near the cortex. P. zicoi has short bacilliform-shaped conidia that are less than 5 μm long. The lichen does not produce any form of vegetative propagation or pustules.[2]
See also
References
- Marcelli, Marcelo; Ribeiro, Célio Henrique (2002). "Twenty-one new species of Parmeliaceae (lichenized fungi) from southeastern Brazil". Mitteilungen aus dem Institut für Allgemeine Botanik Hamburg. 30–32: 125–155.
- Benatti, Michel Navarro; Marcelli, Marcelo Pinto (2011). "Espécies de Parmotrema (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) do litoral Centro-Sul do Estado de São Paulo IV. Grupo químico protocetrárico" [Species of Parmotrema (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) of the Southern central coast of São Paulo State IV. Protocetraric chemical group]. Brazilian Journal of Botany (in Portuguese). 34 (1): 103–123. doi:10.1590/S0100-84042011000100010.
