Xanthoparmelia elixii is a lichen in the family Parmeliaceae, and found in South Australia.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. elixii
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| Binomial name | |
| Xanthoparmelia elixii Filson (1984)
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It was first formally described in 1984 by Rex Filson, and the species epithet elixii honours the Australian chemist and lichenologist John Alan Elix.[1][2]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b "Record Details - Xanthoparmelia elixii Filson". Index Fungorum.
- ^ RB Filson (1984). "Xanthoparmelia elixii (Lichens), a new species from Australia and New Zealand". Brunonia. 7 (1): 203–205. doi:10.1071/BRU9840203. ISSN 0313-4245. Wikidata Q104215500.
External links edit
- What is a lichen?, Australian National Botanical Garden
- Hale, Mason E. (1974). "Bulbothrix, Parmelina, Relicina, Xanthoparmelia, four new genera in the Parmeliaceae (Lichenes)". Phytologia. 28 (5): 479–490.
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