Xanthocarpia diffusa

Xanthocarpia diffusa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Teloschistales
Family: Teloschistaceae
Genus: Xanthocarpia
Species:
X. diffusa
Binomial name
Xanthocarpia diffusa
(Vondrák & Llimona) Frödén, Arup & Søchting (2013)
Map
Holotype: near Buknari, Georgia[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Caloplaca diffusa Vondrák & Llimona (2011)

Xanthocarpia diffusa is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Teloschistaceae.[3] First described in 2011 from coastal rocks in Georgia, it is characterised by its yellow to greyish thallus with distinctive diffuse margins often bordered by a pale prothallus. The species primarily occurs along coastal areas of the Black Sea region, with some isolated populations in the Mediterranean region, where it grows on damp siliceous rocks, particularly around seepage zones and in areas exposed to sea spray. Though initially described in the genus Caloplaca, molecular phylogenetics studies led to its transfer to Xanthocarpia in 2013.

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