Constictic acid explained
Constictic acid is a chemical compound of the depsidone class. It was first isolated in 1968 from lichen of the genus Usnea.[1] It has since been found in many other lichen genera including Menegazzia,[2] Crespoa,[3] and Xanthoparmelia.[4]
Notes and References
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- McCarthy . P.M. . Elix . John A. . 2018 . New species and records of lichens from the Cook Islands . Australian Lichenology . 82 . 1 .
- Hawksworth . David L. . 2011 . Parmotrema subgen. Crespoa subgen. nov. for the Canoparmelia crozalsiana clade . Lichenologist . 43 . 6 . 647–648 . 10.1017/S0024282911000399. 86356671 .
- Blanco . Oscar . Crespo . Ana. Elix . John A. . Two new species of Xanthoparmelia (Ascomycota: Parmeliaceae) from Spain . Lichenologist . 37 . 2 . 2005 . 97–100 . 10.1017/S0024282905014829. 86778304 .