Xanthoparmelia
Encyclopedia
Xanthoparmelia is a genus of lichen
belonging to the family Parmeliaceae
. Xanthoparmelia is synonymous with Almbornia, Neofuscelia, Chondropsis, Namakwa, Paraparmelia, and Xanthomaculina.This family of lichen is commonly found on the mid-east coast of the United States.
The name means 'golden yellow parmelia'. The photobiont (photosynthetic partner) is trebouxioid (a genus of algae
).
Possibly 4-Methylpiperazine and Pyrazolo Pyrimidin-7-1, components of the lichen Xanthoparmelia scabrosa are PDE5 inhibitors.
Lichen
Lichens are composite organisms consisting of a symbiotic organism composed of a fungus with a photosynthetic partner , usually either a green alga or cyanobacterium...
belonging to the family Parmeliaceae
Parmeliaceae
The Parmeliaceae is a large and diverse family of Lecanoromycetes. With over 2000 species in roughly 87 genera, it is currently regarded as the largest family of lichen forming fungi...
. Xanthoparmelia is synonymous with Almbornia, Neofuscelia, Chondropsis, Namakwa, Paraparmelia, and Xanthomaculina.This family of lichen is commonly found on the mid-east coast of the United States.
The name means 'golden yellow parmelia'. The photobiont (photosynthetic partner) is trebouxioid (a genus of algae
Algae
Algae are a large and diverse group of simple, typically autotrophic organisms, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms, such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. They are photosynthetic like plants, and "simple" because their tissues are not organized into the many...
).
Possibly 4-Methylpiperazine and Pyrazolo Pyrimidin-7-1, components of the lichen Xanthoparmelia scabrosa are PDE5 inhibitors.
Species
- Xanthoparmelia conspersa (Parmelia conspersa)
- Xanthoparmelia tinctina
- Xanthoparmelia scabrosa
- Xanthoparmelia mougeotii (Parmelia mougeotii)
- Xanthoparmelia chlorochroaXanthoparmelia chlorochroaXanthoparmelia chlorochroa, commonly known as the tumbleweed shield lichen, is a lichenized species of fungus in the Parmeliaceae family. This lichen, abundant on the High Plains of Wyoming, has been implicated in the poisoning of domestic sheep and cattle in that state during the 1930s, and then...
- Xanthoparmelia lavicola - a foliose(leaf-like) lichen found on basaltBasaltBasalt is a common extrusive volcanic rock. It is usually grey to black and fine-grained due to rapid cooling of lava at the surface of a planet. It may be porphyritic containing larger crystals in a fine matrix, or vesicular, or frothy scoria. Unweathered basalt is black or grey...
- Xanthoparmelia pokomyiXanthoparmelia pokomyiXanthoparmelia pokomyi is a lichen species in the genus Xanthoparmelia. X. pokomyi contains the depsides gyrophoric acid and stenosporic acid....