Neoprotoparmelia capensis

Neoprotoparmelia capensis is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found in South Africa, it was formally described as a new species in 2018 by Víctor Jiménez Rico, Ana Crespo, and Garima Singh. The type specimen was collected between Papendorp and Strandfontein (Western Cape Province); the specific epithet refers to the province in which it was discovered. The lichen is only known from the type locality, a karoo biome with many succulent plants; it grows on exposed sandstone, forming thin, light grey to pale to strong brown and areolate crusts up to 8 cm (3 in) in diameter.[1]

Neoprotoparmelia capensis
Image of holotype specimen, showing a) habit b) section through centre of apothecium, showing cup-shaped proper exciple (arrow) c) ascus d) spores, showing setae (arrow). Scale bars: 2 mm (a), 100 µm (b), 10 µm (c), 5 µm (d).
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Neoprotoparmelia
Species:
N. capensis
Binomial name
Neoprotoparmelia capensis
V.J.Rico, A.Crespo & Garima Singh (2018)

References

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  1. ^ Singh, Garima; Aptroot, André; Rico, Víctor J.; Otte, Jürgen; Divakar, Pradeep K.; Crespo, Ana; Cáceres, Marcela Eugenia da Silva; Lumbsch, H. Thorsten; Schmitt, Imke (2018). "Neoprotoparmelia gen. nov. and Maronina (Lecanorales, Protoparmelioideae): species description and generic delimitation using DNA barcodes and phenotypical characters". MycoKeys (44): 19–50. doi:10.3897/mycokeys.44.29904. PMC 6303283. PMID 30595656.