| Austroroccella | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Arthoniomycetes |
| Order: | Arthoniales |
| Family: | Roccellaceae |
| Genus: | Austroroccella Tehler & Ertz (2013) |
| Species: | A. gayana
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| Binomial name | |
| Austroroccella gayana (Mont.) Tehler & Ertz (2013)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Austroroccella is a single-species genus in the family Roccellaceae.[2] It contains Austroroccella gayana, a saxicolous (rock-dwelling), fruticose lichen. This lichen produces dark to black discs lacking pruina, and it contains roccellic acid as its only lichen product. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by Anders Tehler, Martin Irestedt, and Damien Ertz based on molecular phylogenetic analysis that showed that the species belongs in an isolated clade in the Roccellaceae along with Dendrographa, Syncesia, and Roccellina.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Synonymy. Current Name: Austroroccella gayana (Mont.) Tehler & Ertz, Bryologist 116(2): 167 (2013)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ Wijayawardene, N.N.; Hyde, K.D.; Dai, D.Q.; Sánchez-García, M.; Goto, B.T.; Saxena, R.K.; et al. (2022). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa – 2021". Mycosphere. 13 (1): 53–453 [90]. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/13/1/2. hdl:10481/76378. S2CID 249054641.
- ^ Tehler, Anders; Irestedt, Martin; Ertz, Damien (2013). "Austroroccella, a new fruticose genus in the family Roccellaceae". The Bryologist. 116 (2): 162–168. doi:10.1639/0007-2745-116.2.162. S2CID 86253175.