Placopsis perrugosa | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Baeomycetales |
Family: | Trapeliaceae |
Genus: | Placopsis |
Species: | P. perrugosa
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Binomial name | |
Placopsis perrugosa (
Nyl.) Nyl. (1867)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Placopsis perrugosa is a saxicolous (rock-dwelling), placodioid lichen in the family Trapeliaceae. [2] It was formally described as a new species in 1867 by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander, originally as a member of the genus Lecanora. [3]
After the retreat of the Glaciar Frías in the Patagonian Andes, Argentina, Placopsis perrugosa dominated the pioneer stage on newly exposed rock outcrops. This was followed by a mid-successional stage, in which a lichen- moss mat was dominated by the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, providing the foundation for a larger diversity of vascular plants in the final successional stage. [4] Like other members of genus Placopsis, P. perrugosa is a fast-growing crustose lichen; this allows them to dominate as early colonisers on snow-free moraines of exposed land surfaces. [5]
Placopsis perrugosa | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Baeomycetales |
Family: | Trapeliaceae |
Genus: | Placopsis |
Species: | P. perrugosa
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Binomial name | |
Placopsis perrugosa (
Nyl.) Nyl. (1867)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Placopsis perrugosa is a saxicolous (rock-dwelling), placodioid lichen in the family Trapeliaceae. [2] It was formally described as a new species in 1867 by Finnish lichenologist William Nylander, originally as a member of the genus Lecanora. [3]
After the retreat of the Glaciar Frías in the Patagonian Andes, Argentina, Placopsis perrugosa dominated the pioneer stage on newly exposed rock outcrops. This was followed by a mid-successional stage, in which a lichen- moss mat was dominated by the moss Racomitrium lanuginosum, providing the foundation for a larger diversity of vascular plants in the final successional stage. [4] Like other members of genus Placopsis, P. perrugosa is a fast-growing crustose lichen; this allows them to dominate as early colonisers on snow-free moraines of exposed land surfaces. [5]