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Knightiellastrum
''Knightiellastrum'' is a single-species fungal genus in the family Icmadophilaceae. This monotypic genus the contains the corticolous lichen, corticolous (bark-dwelling), squamulose lichen species ''Knightiellastrum eucalypti'', found in Tasmania, Australia. Taxonomy This lichen was originally species description, described by Gintaras Kantvilas in 2011. It was first identified from specimens collected in Tasmania, Australia, where it was found on the moist trunk (botany), trunks of old ''Eucalyptus obliqua'' trees in mixed forests. The type (biology), type specimen was collected by Kantvilas along Hartz Road near the entrance to the Hartz Mountains National Park, and is stored at the Tasmanian Herbarium with duplicates at the British Museum. Kantvilas provisionally classified the species in ''Icmadophila''. This genus is characterised by a crustose lichen, crustose to squamulose lichen, squamulose thallus that contains thamnolic acid and hosts a ''Coccomyxa''-type . The genus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icmadophilaceae
The Icmadophilaceae are a family of lichen-forming fungi in the order Pertusariales. The family was circumscribed in 1993 by the mycologist Dagmar Treibel. It contains 9 genera and 35 species. Description Icmadophilaceae species are usually crust-like to shrub-like in form. Their partner is , which is crucial for their survival. Their apothecia (fruiiting bodies) are typically in form, meaning they have a light-coloured (not ) margin, and are often pink in colour. Some may have stalk-like structures, referred to as . Within these reproductive structures, Icmadophilaceae lichens have unbranched filaments called paraphyses, which are amyloid. The asci, or spore sacs, in these lichens are thin-walled and lack a thickened top section (apical ) but have a thin, amyloid cap at their tips. They are typically cylindrical in shape. Each ascus typically contains eight spores. These spores come in various shapes – ellipsoid, oblong, (spindle-shaped), to cutriform (knife-shaped) †... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |