Chaenothecopsis jordaniana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Mycocaliciales |
Family: | Mycocaliciaceae |
Genus: | Chaenothecopsis |
Species: | C. jordaniana
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Binomial name | |
Chaenothecopsis jordaniana Gockman & Selva (2020)
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Chaenothecopsis jordaniana is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) pin lichen. Formally described as a new species in 2020 by Otto Gockman and Steven Selva, it is classified in the family Mycocaliciaceae. [1]
The lichen lacks a thallus and can be found on the bark of Eastern White Cedar. Apothecia are singular or in groups of 2–7, black or greenish, and epruinose. [2] Apothecia range from 0.14–0.28 mm tall, and 0.11–0.30 mm across, and have an absent or extremely short stock, 0.02–0.08 mm in diameter; they are visible with a 20X hand lens. [2] Asci are cylindrical, 34–50 μm long and 2.5–4.5 μm wide. [2] Ascospores are septate, pale brown, ellipsoidal, 6.0–10.5 μm long and 2.0–3.0 μm wide. [2]
Chaenothecopsis jordaniana is found only in Minnesota. Most commonly located on the bark of the Eastern White Cedar in narrow ridges. [2] The majority of trees it is found on have weathered white and grayish bark. Apothecia are found where grayish bark transitions to a brown hue, similar to younger tree bark. [2]
Chaenothecopsis jordaniana is named after Dr. Peter Albion Jordan (1930–2017). [2]
Chaenothecopsis jordaniana | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Eurotiomycetes |
Order: | Mycocaliciales |
Family: | Mycocaliciaceae |
Genus: | Chaenothecopsis |
Species: | C. jordaniana
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Binomial name | |
Chaenothecopsis jordaniana Gockman & Selva (2020)
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Chaenothecopsis jordaniana is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) pin lichen. Formally described as a new species in 2020 by Otto Gockman and Steven Selva, it is classified in the family Mycocaliciaceae. [1]
The lichen lacks a thallus and can be found on the bark of Eastern White Cedar. Apothecia are singular or in groups of 2–7, black or greenish, and epruinose. [2] Apothecia range from 0.14–0.28 mm tall, and 0.11–0.30 mm across, and have an absent or extremely short stock, 0.02–0.08 mm in diameter; they are visible with a 20X hand lens. [2] Asci are cylindrical, 34–50 μm long and 2.5–4.5 μm wide. [2] Ascospores are septate, pale brown, ellipsoidal, 6.0–10.5 μm long and 2.0–3.0 μm wide. [2]
Chaenothecopsis jordaniana is found only in Minnesota. Most commonly located on the bark of the Eastern White Cedar in narrow ridges. [2] The majority of trees it is found on have weathered white and grayish bark. Apothecia are found where grayish bark transitions to a brown hue, similar to younger tree bark. [2]
Chaenothecopsis jordaniana is named after Dr. Peter Albion Jordan (1930–2017). [2]