Jackelixia whinrayi | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Ascomycota |
Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
Order: | Teloschistales |
Family: | Teloschistaceae |
Genus: | Jackelixia |
Species: | J. whinrayi
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Binomial name | |
Jackelixia whinrayi (
S.Y.Kondr. &
Kärnefelt) S.Y.Kondr., Fedorenko, S.Stenroos, Kärnefelt & A.Thell
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Synonyms | |
Xanthoria whinrayi S.Y.Kondr. & Kärnefelt |
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] [3] but was transferred to the genus Jackelixia in 2009 by Kondratyuk, Natalya M. Fedorenko, Soili Kristina Stenroos, Kärnefelt, and Arne Thell. [2] [4]
The name accepted at Index Fungorum is Xanthoria whinrayi, [5] while Jackelixia whinrayi is the name accepted by AusLichen [2] and by Mycobank. [1]
It is endemic to Australia, occurring in Tasmania, [2] and has been found on the dead trunk of a dead Atriplex cinerea. [5]