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Flora Of The Antipodes Islands
This is a list of taxa comprising the flora of the Antipodes Islands. It includes some species known as megaherbs. Algae In 1985, 116 species of marine algae were recorded at the Antipodes Islands. At least three species of freshwater algae have been recorded, but these have not yet been positively identified: a species of ''Chlorella'', at least one species of ''Chlamydomonas'', and a Xanthophyceae, perhaps ''Tetrakenton'' or ''Goniochloris''. Fungi The only fungi recorded from the Antipodes Islands are ''Puccinia caricina'' and a ''Claviceps'' (Ergot) species. Lichens The following species of lichen have been recorded from the Antipodes Islands: * ''Cladia aggregata'' * ''Cladia retipora'' * ''Cladina confusa'' * ''Cladonia campbelliana'' * ''Cladonia capitellata'' * Cladonia cervicornis subsp. verticillata, ''Cladonia cervicornis'' subsp. ''verticillata'' * ''Everniastrum sorocheilum'' * ''Menegazzia circumsorediata'' * ''Opegrapha diaphoriza'' * ''Parmelia cunninghamii'' * '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antipodes Islands
The Antipodes Islands (, ) are inhospitable and uninhabited volcanic islands in subantarctic waters to the south of – and territorially part of – New Zealand. The archipelago lies to the southeast of Stewart Island / Rakiura, and to the northeast of Campbell Island, New Zealand, Campbell Island. The island group consists of one main island, Antipodes Island, of area, Bollons Island to the north, and numerous small islets and Stack (geology), stacks. The islands are listed with the New Zealand Outlying Islands. The islands are an immediate part of New Zealand, but not part of any Regions of New Zealand, region or Territorial Authorities of New Zealand, district, but instead ''Area Outside Territorial Authority'', like all the other outlying islands except the Solander Islands. Ecologically, the islands are part of the Antipodes Subantarctic Islands tundra ecoregion. The islands are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage Site, World Heritage List, together with other N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cladonia Cervicornis Subsp
''Cladonia'' is a genus of moss-like lichenized fungi in the family Cladoniaceae. They are the primary food source for reindeer/caribou. ''Cladonia'' species are of economic importance to reindeer-herders, such as the Sami in Scandinavia or the Nenets in Russia. Antibiotic compounds are extracted from some species to create antibiotic cream. The light green species ''Cladonia stellaris'' is used in flower decorations. Although the phylogeny of the genus ''Cladonia'' is still under investigation, two main morphological groups are commonly differentiated by taxonomists: the ''Cladonia'' morpho-type and the ''Cladina'' morpho-type. The ''Cladonia'' morpho-type has many more species, and is generally described as a group of squamulose (grow from squamules), cup-bearing lichens. The ''Cladina'' morpho-types are often referred to as forage lichens, mat-forming lichens, or reindeer lichens (due to their importance as caribou winter forage). ''Cladonia perforata'' ("perforate cladonia") ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marchantiophyta
Liverworts are a group of non-vascular plant, non-vascular embryophyte, land plants forming the division Marchantiophyta (). They may also be referred to as hepatics. Like mosses and hornworts, they have a gametophyte-dominant life cycle, in which cells of the plant carry only a single set of genetic information. The division name was derived from the genus name ''Marchantia'', named after his father by French botanist Jean Marchant. It is estimated that there are about 9000 species of liverworts. Some of the more familiar species grow as a flattened leafless thallus, but most species are leafy with a form very much like a flattened moss. Leafy species can be distinguished from the apparently similar mosses on the basis of a number of features, including their single-celled rhizoids. Leafy liverworts also differ from most (but not all) mosses in that their leaves never have a costa (botany), costa (present in many mosses) and may bear marginal cilia (botany), cilia (very rare i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Xanthoria Ligulata
''Xanthoria'' is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. Common names include orange lichen,''Xanthoria''. USDA PLANTS. orange wall lichen,Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, and sunburst lichen. They can be identified by their characteristic morphology with distinctive "fairy cups". Species , (in the |
Usnea Cf
''Usnea'' is a genus of fruticose lichens in the large family Parmeliaceae. The genus, which currently contains roughly 130 species, was established by Michel Adanson in 1763. Species in the genus grow like leafless mini-shrubs or tassels anchored on bark or twigs. Members of the genus are commonly called old man's beard, beard lichen, or beard moss. Usnea lichens are characterized by their shrubby growth form, elastic branches with a central cord, and distinctive soralia that produce vegetative propagules. They vary in colour from pale green to yellow-green, grey-green, reddish, or variegated, and range in size from a few millimetres in polluted areas to over three metres long in species like ''Usnea longissima''. Members of the genus are similar to those of the genus '' Alectoria''.Field Guide to California Lichens, Stephen Sharnoff, Yale University Press, 2014, A distinguishing test is that the branches of ''Usnea'' are somewhat elastic, but the branches of ''Alectoria'' s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stereocaulon Ramulosum
''Stereocaulon ramulosum'', commonly known as snow lichen, is a terricolous fruticose lichen belonging to the family Stereocaulaceae. It has cosmopolitan distribution. In the Australasian region, it is common in eastern Australia, New Zealand and has also been recorded at Lord Howe Island and Macquarie Island. Its habitat is often cooler, moist areas with a high level of cloud cover. It may be found on rocky ground or as an epiphyte on tree branches. ''Stereocaulon ramulosum'' was the first lichen known to contain an amylose polysaccharide. This species is unusual, as the fungal component is associated with two different chlorophyll forming species; usually there is only one. The more significant one is a green alga which gives the lichen its characteristic colour. The second is a cyanobacteria which is found in the cephalodia, a wart-like structure. Three different kingdoms are represented in this single life form; Fungi, Protista and Eubacteria. The generic name ''Stereocaulo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stereocaulon Argus
''Stereocaulon'' is a genus of lichens. Members of ''Stereocaulon'' are commonly called rock foam lichens. partners of ''Stereocaulon'' include green algae from the genera ''Asterochloris'', '' Chloroidium'', and '' Vulcanochloris''. ''Stereocaulon'' is difficult to ID to species, but there is a high diversity of species within the genus. Species *'' Stereocaulon alpinum'' *'' Stereocaulon apocalypticum'' *'' Stereocaulon arcticum'' *'' Stereocaulon arenarium'' *'' Stereocaulon areolatum'' *'' Stereocaulon argus'' *'' Stereocaulon austroshetlandicum'' *''Stereocaulon botryosum'' *'' Stereocaulon caespitosum'' *'' Stereocaulon capitellatum'' *'' Stereocaulon cephalocrustatum'' *''Stereocaulon compactum'' *''Stereocaulon condensatum'' *''Stereocaulon corticatulum'' *''Stereocaulon cumulatum'' *''Stereocaulon cymosum'' *''Stereocaulon dactylophyllum'' *''Stereocaulon delisei'' *''Stereocaulon depressum'' *''Stereocaulon evolutum'' *''Stereocaulon exalbidum'' * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudocyphellaria Glabra
''Pseudocyphellaria glabra'' is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It has a pale-green upper thallus surface, a white medulla and white pseudocyphellae (tiny pores for gas exchange). Distribution ''Pseudocyphellaria glabra'' has a disjunct distribution that is separated by the Tasman Sea and the Pacific Ocean. The lichen is found in southeastern Australia (including Tasmania), New Zealand, Argentina, Chile, Lord Howe Island, Macquarie Island, and the subantarctic islands of New Zealand. Population genomic analyses suggest that lichens from these different locations are genetically distinct, but regular long-distance dispersal of spores during the Quaternary probably prevented the local populations from evolving into distinct species. Taxonomy The lichen was first formally described in 1844 by Joseph Dalton Hooker and Thomas Taylor as a member of the genus ''Sticta''. Their original report recorded occurrences from the Auckland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudocyphellaria Coronata
''Pseudocyphellaria'' is a genus of large, leafy lichens that are sometimes referred to as "specklebelly" lichens.Brodo, I. M., S. D. Sharnoff, and S. Sharnoff. 2001. ''Lichens of North America''. Yale University Press: New Haven. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in south temperate regions, and contains about 170 species. They resemble ''Lobaria'', except that most species of ''Pseudocyphellaria'' have conspicuous pseudocyphellae on their lower surface, a characteristic that was once considered unique to this genus. Some species contain pulvinic acid-related pigments; in these species the soredia and pseudocyphellae can be bright yellow. Taxonomy ''Pseudocyphellaria'' was originally circumscribed in 1890 by Finnish lichenologist Edvard August Vainio, with ''P. aurata'' as the type species. In the 2010s, molecular phylogenetic analyses showed that this species, along with a few others, nested within a small clade separate from most ''Pseudocyphellaria''. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parmelia Cunninghamii
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Parmelia may refer to: * Parmelia (barque), the vessel that in 1829 transported the first settlers of the British colony of Western Australia * ''Parmelia'' (fungus), a genus of lichens with global distribution * Parmelia, Western Australia, a suburb of Kwinana, Western Australia See also *Pamela (name) Pamela is a Grammatical gender#Personal names, feminine given name, often abbreviated to Pam (given name), Pam. Pamela is also infrequently used as a surname. History Sir Philip Sidney invented the name Pamela for a pivotal character in his epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
