Hypogymnia pseudocyphellata

Hypogymnia pseudocyphellata is a rare species of foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae. Found only in the Chinese Himalayas, it was described as a new species by Bruce McCune and Erin Martin in 2003. The type specimen was collected from the Tian Chi alpine lake in Shangri-La City (Yunnan), at an elevation of 3,750 metres (12,300 ft). Here it was found growing on the bark and wood of fir. The lichen is characterized by the presence of whitish pseudocyphellae on the tips of the lobes (unusual for the genus Hypogymnia); rimmed holes; lobes that are narrow and separated; and a complex secondary chemistry with several unknown chemical compounds as well as barbatic acid, but without diffractaic acid.[1]

Hypogymnia pseudocyphellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Hypogymnia
Species:
H. pseudocyphellata
Binomial name
Hypogymnia pseudocyphellata
McCune & E.P.Martin (2003)

References

  1. McCune, Bruce; Martin, Erin P.; Wang, Li-song (2003). "Five new species of Hypogymnia with rimmed holes from the Chinese Himalayas". Bryologist. 106 (2): 226–234. doi:10.1639/0007-2745(2003)106[0226:FNSOHW]2.0.CO;2.


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