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Lethariella canariensis

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Lethariella canariensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Lethariella
Species:
L. canariensis
Binomial name
Lethariella canariensis
(Ach.) Krog (1976)
Synonyms[1]
List
  • Alectoria canariensis Ach. 1810)
  • Parmelia canariensis (Ach.) Spreng. (1827)
  • Evernia canariensis (Ach.) Mont. (1840)
  • Chlorea canariensis (Ach.) Nyl. (1857)
  • Nylanderaria canariensis (Ach.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Letharia canariensis (Ach.) Hue (1899)
  • Rhytidocaulon canariense (Ach.) Elenkin (1916)
  • Usnea canariensis (Ach.) Du Rietz (1926)

Lethariella canariensis is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[2] It was first formally described as a new species in 1810 by Swedish lichenologist Erik Acharius, as Alectoria canariensis.[3] After having been transferred to several genera in its taxonomic history,[1] it was placed in the genus Lethariella by Hildur Krog in 1976.[4] It occurs on the Canary Islands.[5]

Several allelochemicals have been isolated and identified from Lethariella canariensis, including atranol, chloroatranol, hematommic acid, chlorohematommic aci, methyl hematommate, methyl chlorohematommate, ethyl hematommate, ethyl chlorohematommate, methyl β-orsellinate, atranorin, chloroatranorin, and usnic acid.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Synonymy. Current Name: Lethariella canariensis (Ach.) Krog, Norw. Jl Bot. 23(2): 91 (1976)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Lethariella canariensis (Ach.) Krog". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 29 September 2023.
  3. ^ Acharius, E. (1810). Lichenographia Universalis (in Latin). p. 597.
  4. ^ Krog, H. (1976). "Lethariella and Protousnea, two new lichen genera in the Parmeliaceae". Norwegian Journal of Botany. 23: 83–106.
  5. ^ van den Boom, Pieter; Ertz, Damien (2012). "Lichens and lichenicolous fungi from El Hierro (Canary Islands), a survey, including five new species" (PDF). Cryptogamie, Mycologie. 33 (1): 59–97. doi:10.7872/crym.v33.iss1.2012.059. S2CID 84210950.
  6. ^ Toledo Marante, F.J.; García Castellano, A.; Estévez Rosas, F.; Quintana Aguiar, J.; Bermejo Barrera, J. (2003). "Identification and quantitation of allelochemicals from the lichen Lethariella canariensis: phytotoxicity and antioxidative activity". Journal of Chemical Ecology. 29 (9): 2049–2071. doi:10.1023/A:1025682318001. PMID 14584675. S2CID 22402184.