Esslingeriana
| Esslingeriana | |
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| E. idahoensis in Castle Crags, California | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Esslingeriana Hale & M.J.Lai (1980) |
| Species: | E. idahoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Esslingeriana idahoensis (Essl.) Hale & M.J.Lai (1980)
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Esslingeriana is a fungal
monotypic, containing the single foliose lichen species Esslingeriana idahoensis, commonly known as the tinted rag lichen.[1]
It is found in northwestern North America.
Systematics
Esslingeriana idahoensis was originally described by Theodore Esslinger in 1971 as a member of genus Cetraria. He collected the type specimen from Mount Spokane State Park (Spokane County, Washington). Widely distributed in northwestern North America, E. idahoensis is named for its abundance in the douglas fir forests of the northern Idaho.[2]
Genus Esslingeriana was
diverging members of the cetrarioid clade.[4]
Description
Esslingeriana idahoensis is a pale gray (sometimes with a yellowish tint),
apothecia, typically located at the tips of the lobes.[1]
The expected results of standard chemical spot tests in the cortex are PD+ (pale yellow), K+ (yellow), KC−, and C−; in the medulla they are PD−, K+ (purplish pink), KC−, and C−. Esslingeriana idahoensis contains the secondary chemicals atranorin and endocrocin.[1]
References
- ^ ISBN 978-0-300-08249-4.
- JSTOR 3241644.
- ^ Lai, Ming Jou (1980). "Studies on the cetrarioid lichens in Parmeliaceae of east Asia (1)". Quarterly Journal of the Taiwan Museum. 33 (3–4): 215–229.
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