Ahtiana | |
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Ahtiana sphaerosporella growing on whitebark pine ( Pinus albicaulis) in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: |
Ahtiana Goward (1986) |
Species: | A. sphaerosporella
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Binomial name | |
Ahtiana sphaerosporella (
Müll.Arg.) Goward (1986)
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Synonyms | |
Ahtiana is a genus of lichenized fungi known as candlewax lichens in the family Parmeliaceae. [1] A monotypic genus, it contains the single species Ahtiana sphaerosporella or the mountain candlewax lichen, [2] found in western North America. This species was segregated from the genus Parmelia by Canadian lichenologist Trevor Goward in a 1985 publication. [3] It had been suggested that the genus include A. aurescens (Eastern candlewax lichen, [2] formerly Cetraria aurescens Tuck.) and A. pallidula (pallid candlewax lichen, [2] formerly Cetraria pallidula Tuck.) based on similarities in morphology, [4] but this transfer is not supported by molecular analysis. [5]
The genus was named in honour of Finnish botanist Teuvo Tapio Ahti. [3]