Bryoria implexa | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Lecanorales |
Family: | Parmeliaceae |
Genus: | Bryoria |
Species: | B. implexa
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Binomial name | |
Bryoria implexa | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Bryoria implexa is a species of horsehair lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.
Bryoria implexa has a dark brown or olive colour. The thallus is cylindrical and hairlike, 5–10 cm long and hanging. The main branches are 0,2-0,3 mm in diameter but the narrower branches are 0,1 mm. [2]
The native distribution of Bryorya implexa is North-America and Europe, [3] including Iceland where it has only been found in one location, Gálgahraun in Álftanes, where its preferred habitat is lava rock. [2]
Bryoria implexa is red listed in Iceland as critically endangered (CR) due to it being found in only one location in the country. [4] The species is extinct (EX) in Britain. [5]
As of April 2021, its conservation status has not been estimated by the IUCN.
Bryoria implexa contains norstictic acid. [2]