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| Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories | ||
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References | ||
| Xanthoparmelia fumigata (Kurok.) Elix & J.Johnst. | ||
| Mycotaxon 29: 371 (1987); Parmelia fumigata Kurok., Bull. Natl Sci. Mus., ser. B,11: 81 (1985); Paraparmelia fumigata (Kurok.) Elix & J.Johnst., Mycotaxon 27: 280 (1986). T: east from Kondinin, W.A., 13 Dec. 1974, S.Nakanishi 17; holo: TNS. | ||
| Thallus subcrustose to small-foliose, tightly adnate, ±forming small rosettes, to 3–7 cm wide. Lobes not imbricate, contiguous or ±radiating at periphery, sublinear-elongate, irregularly branched, 0.3–0.6 (–1) mm wide; apices incised. Upper surface greenish yellow, darkening with age, flat to slightly convex, dull, emaculate, lacking soredia and isidia; older lobes rugulose then irregularly to transversely fractured and areolae commonly formed. Medulla white. Lower surface flat, tan to brown; rhizines sparse, short, simple, brown. Apothecia sessile, 1–3 mm wide; disc concave, dark brown; thalline exciple smooth, narrow, ±crenulate. Ascospores 7–9 × 4–5 µm. Pycnidia poorly developed. Conidia not seen. CHEMISTRY: cortex K-, UV-; medulla K+ pale yellow then brown, C-, KC-, P+ orange-red; containing usnic acid, fumarprotocetraric acid, succinprotocetraric acid and protocetraric acid (trace). |  |
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| Rare, endemic, found on rock in arid and subarid inland areas of W.A. and S.A. | ||
| Elix (1994z) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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