Dolichocarpus
| Dolichocarpus | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Opegraphaceae |
| Genus: | Dolichocarpus R.Sant. (1949) |
| Type species | |
| Dolichocarpus chilensis R.Sant. (1949)
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| Species | |
Dolichocarpus is a genus of lichens in the family Opegraphaceae.[1] The genus was circumscribed by lichenologist Rolf Santesson in 1949, with Dolichocarpus chilensis assigned as the type species. This species, found in Chile, grows on cactus spines in a fog desert.[2] For several decades the genus remained monotypic, until 2008 when André Aptroot added Dolichocarpus seawardii. This lichen, found on St Helena, forms large patches on wet, overhanging rock ledges.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, Laith Khalil Tawfeeq; Somayeh, Dolatabadi; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
- ^ Santesson, R. (1949). "Dolichocarpus and Xanthopeltis, two new lichen genera from Chile". Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift. 43: 547–565.
- ^ Aptroot, André (2008). "Lichens of St Helena and Ascension Island". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 158: 147–171. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2008.00797.x.
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