Jackelixia whinrayi explained

Jackelixia whinrayi is a lichen in the family Teloschistaceae.[1] It was first described in 2007 by Sergey Kondratyuk and Ingvar Kärnefelt as Xanthoria whinrayi,[2] but was transferred to the genus Jackelixia in 2009 by Kondratyuk, Natalya M. Fedorenko, Soili Kristina Stenroos, Kärnefelt, and Arne Thell.[3]

The name accepted at Index Fungorum is Xanthoria whinrayi,[4] while Jackelixia whinrayi is the name accepted by AusLichen and by Mycobank.[1]

It is endemic to Australia, occurring in Tasmania,[5] and has been found on the dead trunk of a dead Atriplex cinerea.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MycoBank: Jackelixia whinrayi . 2023-01-21 . www.mycobank.org.
  2. Book: Kondratyuk, S.Y.. Kärnefelt, I.. Elix, J.A.. Thell, A. . 2007. Contributions to the Teloschistaceae of Australia. Lichenologische Nebenstunden: Contributions to lichen taxonomy and ecology in honour of Klaus Kalb. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 96 . 157–174 [172].
  3. Book: Fedorenko, N. M.. Stenroos, S.. Thell, A.. Kärnefelt, I. . Kondratyuk, S. Y.. 2009. Diversity of Lichenology – Anniversary Volume. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. 100. 49-84 [78]. A phylogenetic analysis of xanthorioid lichens (Teloschistaceae, Ascomycota) based on ITS and mtSSU sequences.
  4. Web site: Index Fungorum - Jackelixia whinrayi. 2023-01-21 . www.indexfungorum.org.
  5. Web site: Jackelixia whinrayi . 2023-01-21 . Australian Biodiversity - Lichens . Australian Government.

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