Xanthoparmelia morrisii

Xanthoparmelia morrisii is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[2] Found in Tasmania, Australia, it was formally described by lichenologist John Alan Elix and Gintaras Kantvilas in 2009. The species epithet honours the Tasmanian botanist Dennis Ivor Morris.[1]

Xanthoparmelia morrisii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Xanthoparmelia
Species:
X. morrisii
Binomial name
Xanthoparmelia morrisii
Elix & Kantvilas (2009)
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Holotype site: Coal River Gorge, Tasmania[1]

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  1. ^ a b Elix, John A.; Kantvilas, Gintaras (2009). "Further new species of Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) from Tasmania". In Aptroot, A.; Seaward, M.R.D.; Sparrius, L.B. (eds.). Biodiversity and Ecology of Lichens – Liber Amicorum Harrie Sipman. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 99. Berlin/Stuttgart: J. Cramer. pp. 123–132. ISBN 978-3-443-58078-0.
  2. ^ "Xanthoparmelia morrisii Elix & Kantvilas". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 December 2023.