Pannaria complanata
| Pannaria complanata | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Pannariaceae |
| Genus: | Pannaria |
| Species: | P. complanata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pannaria complanata P.M.Jørg. (2001)
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Pannaria complanata is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), squamulose (scaley) to foliose (leafy) lichen in the family Pannariaceae.[1] 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.[2] In India it is found only in the Western Ghats, having been recorded from Kerala and Tamil Nadu.[3] In this country Pannaria complanata often associates with moss genus Hyophila.[4]
References[edit]
- ^ "Pannaria complanata P.M. Jørg". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Nayaka, S.; Upreti, D.K. (2005). "Status of Lichen Diversity in Western Ghats, India". Sahyadri E-News, Western Ghats Biodiverstity Information System (XVI).
- ^ 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.
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