Xanthomendoza

Xanthomendoza is a genus of small, bright orange foliose lichens with lecanorine apothecia. It is in the family Teloschistaceae.[1] Members of the genus are commonly called sunburst lichens or orange lichens because of their bright orange color.[2]: 130 

Xanthomendoza
Xanthomendoza mendozae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Xanthomendoza
S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt (1997)
Type species
Xanthomendoza mendozae
(Räsänen) S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt (1997)

Members of Xanthomendoza were formerly classified in the genus Xanthoria, but Xanthomendoza members have rhizenes or scattered holdfasts, while Xanthoria do not, and they have different conidia.[2]

Lichen spot tests on the upper cortex are K+ purple, KC−, C−, and P−.[2]

Species

As of March 2022, Species Fungorum accepts 8 species of Xanthomendoza.[3]

  • Xanthomendoza hermonii (S.Y.Kondr.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting (2013)
  • Xanthomendoza huculica (S.Y.Kondr.) Diederich (2014)
  • Xanthomendoza kashiwadanii S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt (2009)[4]
  • Xanthomendoza mendozae (Räsänen) S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt (1997)
  • Xanthomendoza oregana (Gyeln.) Søchting, Kärnefelt & S.Y.Kondr. (2002)
  • Xanthomendoza pruinosa (Hillmann) Søchting, Kärnefelt & S.Y.Kondr. (2002)
  • Xanthomendoza sogdiana S.Y.Kondr. & Kudratov (2010)
  • Xanthomendoza subramulosa (Räsänen) Søchting, Kärnefelt & S.Y.Kondr. (2002)

References
  1. Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; LKT, Al-Ani; S, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; Tsurykau, Andrei; Mesic, Armin; Navathe, Sudhir; Papp, Viktor; Oliveira Fiuza, Patrícia; Vázquez, Víctor; Gautam, Ajay; Becerra, Alejandra G.; Ekanayaka, Anusha; K. C., Rajeshkumar; Bezerra, Jadson; Matočec, Neven; Maharachchikumbura, Sajeewa; Suetrong, Satinee (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8.
  2. Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, ISBN 978-0-300-19500-2
  3. Source dataset. Species Fungorum Plus: Species Fungorum for CoL+. "Xanthomendoza". Catalog of Life Version 2022-02-18. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
  4. Kondratyuk, S.Y.; Kärnefelt, I.; Elix, J.A.; Thell, A. (2009). "Contributions to the Teloschistaceae, with particular reference to the Southern Hemisphere". Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 100 (389): 207–282 [275].


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