Xanthoparmelia mougeotii

Xanthoparmelia mougeotii is a species of lichen belonging to the family Parmeliaceae. It has flat yellowish-grey lobes that are closely adpressed. The lower surface is black and have short, simple rhizines. The apothecia is rare, with brown discs, and sorediated margins.[2]

Xanthoparmelia mougeotii
At Serra de São Mamede, Portugal
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. mougeotii
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia mougeotii
(Schaer. ex D.Dietr.) Hale
Synonyms[1]
  • Parmelia mougeotii Schaer. ex D.Dietr. (1846)
  • Imbricaria mougeotii (Schaer. ex D.Dietr.) Flot. (1850)
  • Parmelia conspersa var. mougeotii (Schaer. ex D.Dietr.) Leight. (1871)

This lichen has a distribution in temperate locales. It is found in Europe, the United States (including Hawaii), the Dominican Republic, South America, and South Africa.[3]

See also

References
  1. "Synonymy: Xanthoparmelia mougeotii (Schaer. ex D. Dietr.) Hale". Species Fungorum. Retrieved June 7, 2020.
  2. "Xanthoparmelia mougeotii". Irish Lichens. Retrieved May 26, 2012.
  3. Hale, Mason (1990). A Synopsis of the Lichen Genus Xanthoparmelia (Vainio Hale (Ascomycotina, Parmeliaceae). p. 151.


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