Gyalecta nana
| Gyalecta nana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Gyalectales |
| Family: | Gyalectaceae |
| Genus: | Gyalecta |
| Species: | G. nana
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| Binomial name | |
| Gyalecta nana Tuck. (1862)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Gyalecta nana is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen. It was first described in 1862 by the American lichenologist Edward Tuckerman.[2] In 1969, Antonín Vězda renamed the genus Gyalectina in an effort to denote its 12–16 spores per ascus in comparison to the ≤ 8 spores per ascus of Gyalecta,[3] and research in 1982 posited that G. nana was synonymous with Cryptolechia nana.[4] In 2019 molecular phylogenetics analysis suggested the most appropriate characterization again was Gylecta nana.[5]
Description[edit]
This crustose lichen has minute apothecia (fruiting bodies) with 10–12 small, colorless spores per ascus.[2]
Habitat and distribution[edit]
The lichen is found on the bark of trees in South America and Africa.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ "Homotypic Synonyms. Basionym Name: Gyalecta nana Tuck., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts & Sci. 5: 415 (1862)". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b Tuckerman, Edward (1860). "Five Hundred and Seventh Meeting. April 22, 1862. Adjourned Monthly Meeting. Observations on North American and Other Lichenes". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 5: 383–422. doi:10.2307/20021278. ISSN 0199-9818. JSTOR 20021278.
- ^ Vězda, Antonín (1969). "Neue Taxa und Kombinationen in der Familie Gyalectaceae (Lichenisierte Fungi)". Folia Geobotanica & Phytotaxonomica. 4 (4): 443–446. ISSN 0015-5551. JSTOR 4179560.
- ^ Hawksworth, D. L.; Dibben, M. J. (1982). "Cryptolechia, an earlier name for Gyalectina". The Lichenologist. 14 (1): 98–100. doi:10.1017/S002428298200019X. ISSN 1096-1135.
- ^ Lücking, Robert; Moncada, Bibiana; Hawksworth, David L. (2019). "Gone with the wind: sequencing its type species supports inclusion of Cryptolechia in Gyalecta (Ostropales: Gyalectaceae)". The Lichenologist. 51 (4): 287–299. doi:10.1017/S0024282919000240. ISSN 0024-2829.
- ^ "Consortium of Lichen Herbaria Collection Search Parameters". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2024-03-25.
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