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Pannaria complanata

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Species of lichen

Pannaria complanata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Pannariaceae
Genus: Pannaria
Species: P. complanata
Binomial name
Pannaria complanata
P.M.Jørg. (2001)

Pannaria complanata is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), squamulose (scaley) to foliose (leafy) lichen in the family Pannariaceae. It was formally described as a new species in 2001 by the Norwegian lichenologist Per Magnus Jørgensen. The type specimen was collected from the Doddabetta peak in the Nilgiri Mountains at an altitude of about 3,000 m (9,800 ft). The lichen makes circular patches typically up to about 5 cm (2 in) in diameter, comprising brownish, flat lobes measuring up to 2 mm wide. The photobiont partner is a member of the cyanobacterial genus Nostoc. The PD+ (orange) chemical spot test reaction indicates the presence of pannarin, a lichen product. The geographic range of the lichen includes India, Sri Lanka, and Indonesia. In India it is found only in the Western Ghats, having been recorded from Kerala and Tamil Nadu. In this country Pannaria complanata often associates with moss genus Hyophila.

References

  1. "Pannaria complanata P.M. Jørg". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
  2. Jørgensen, Per M. (2001). "Four new Asian species in the lichen genus Pannaria". The Lichenologist. 33 (4): 297–302. doi:10.1006/lich.2001.0333. S2CID 86591899.
  3. Nayaka, S.; Upreti, D.K. (2005). "Status of Lichen Diversity in Western Ghats, India". Sahyadri E-News, Western Ghats Biodiverstity Information System (XVI).
  4. Nayaka, Sanjeeva; Upreti, D.K.; Saxena, Shalini (2007). "Muscicolous Lichens of Indian Subcontinent". In Nath, Virendra; Asthana, A.K. (eds.). Current Trends in Bryology. Dehra Dun, India: Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh. pp. 245–254.
Taxon identifiers
Pannaria complanata


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