Teloschistopsis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Teloschistaceae |
Genus: |
Teloschistopsis Frödén, Søchting & Arup (2013) |
Type species | |
Teloschistopsis chrysocarpoides (
Vain.) Frödén, Søchting & Arup (2013)
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Species | |
Teloschistopsis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. [1] It has three species. [2]
The genus was circumscribed by Patrik Frödén, Ulrik Søchting, and Ulf Arup in 2013, as part of a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Teloschistaceae. The genus names alludes to resemblance to the genus Teloschistes. They assigned Teloschistopsis chrysocarpoides as the type species; [3] This species was originally described as a member of Teloschistes by Edvard August Vainio in 1900.
Teloschistopsis is characterized by a leaf-like ( foliose) to shrub-like ( fruticose) structure. This lichen is robust, predominantly grey in colour, but can have orange spots or take on a more yellowish to orange hue. The species Teloschistopsis chrysocarpoides is particularly notable for its leaf-like structure with hair-like structures on its upper surface and a fully cracked underside that reveals its inner layer. Most other species in this genus have a rounded exterior that is usually covered with a protective layer, devoid of hair-like structures. This protective layer has a complex cellular structure (known as "scleroprosoplectechymatous") and often features large, light patches. The reproductive structures of Teloschistopsis are zeorine in form. Its spores have a unique developmental process, are generally oval in shape, and have short to medium dividing lines ( septa. There are oil cells in the paraphyses. Additionally, the lichen has large, protruding structures ( pycnidia) that produce spore-like cells ( conidia). These conidia are usually oval, but can sometimes appear more elongated or even rod-shaped. [3]
Teloschistopsis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Teloschistaceae |
Genus: |
Teloschistopsis Frödén, Søchting & Arup (2013) |
Type species | |
Teloschistopsis chrysocarpoides (
Vain.) Frödén, Søchting & Arup (2013)
| |
Species | |
Teloschistopsis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. [1] It has three species. [2]
The genus was circumscribed by Patrik Frödén, Ulrik Søchting, and Ulf Arup in 2013, as part of a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Teloschistaceae. The genus names alludes to resemblance to the genus Teloschistes. They assigned Teloschistopsis chrysocarpoides as the type species; [3] This species was originally described as a member of Teloschistes by Edvard August Vainio in 1900.
Teloschistopsis is characterized by a leaf-like ( foliose) to shrub-like ( fruticose) structure. This lichen is robust, predominantly grey in colour, but can have orange spots or take on a more yellowish to orange hue. The species Teloschistopsis chrysocarpoides is particularly notable for its leaf-like structure with hair-like structures on its upper surface and a fully cracked underside that reveals its inner layer. Most other species in this genus have a rounded exterior that is usually covered with a protective layer, devoid of hair-like structures. This protective layer has a complex cellular structure (known as "scleroprosoplectechymatous") and often features large, light patches. The reproductive structures of Teloschistopsis are zeorine in form. Its spores have a unique developmental process, are generally oval in shape, and have short to medium dividing lines ( septa. There are oil cells in the paraphyses. Additionally, the lichen has large, protruding structures ( pycnidia) that produce spore-like cells ( conidia). These conidia are usually oval, but can sometimes appear more elongated or even rod-shaped. [3]