Lasallia

Lasallia
L. pustulata, type species of genus Lasallia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Umbilicariales
Family: Umbilicariaceae
Genus: Lasallia
Mérat (1821)
Type species
Lasallia pustulata
(L.) Mérat (1821)
Species

L. caroliniana
L. freyana
L. laceratula
L. pensylvanica
L. pustulata
L. rubiginosa

Lasallia is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Umbilicariaceae. The genus was circumscribed by François Victor Mérat de Vaumartoise in 1821.[1] The genus name Lasallia honours of Mr. Lasalle (born around 1820), who was a French gardener and botanist, who worked in Fontainebleau.[2] Early molecular phylogenetics analysis of internal transcribed spacer DNA showed that the genus was monophyletic.[3]

High performance liquid chromatography analysis of several Lasallia species revealed a number of secondary metabolites in this genus, including gyrophoric acid, lecanoric acid, umbilicaric acid, 7-chloroemodin, valsarin, skyrin, hiascic acid, and ovoic acid.[4]

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