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Bulborrhizina Kurok. (1994)

Data Set Maintenance: Data set standard item. Data set author(s): Rambold G. Data set reviewer(s): Elix J. A. (95-06-01); revised; to be published after submission.

Nomenclature: Current taxonomic status: accepted or basionymous. Taxonomic rank: genus. Number of known taxa within this rank: 1. Bulborrhizina. Parmeliaceae Zenker (1827); Lecanorineae; Lecanorales.

Type Information: Type: Bulborrhizina africana Kurok.

Taxonomic Literature: Kurokawa S., Acta Bot. Fenn. 150: 105-107 (1994).

Ecology: Biotroph; lichenized; terricolous.

Lichen Photobionts: Primary photobiont present; chlorococcal. Secondary photobiont absent.

Thallus: Foliose, not subdivided parts, lobed. Thallus Outline: Soon disappearing. Upper Surface: Brownish yellow; special structures absent. Lower Surface: Attached by holdfasts or not attached, thallus vagrant; special structures absent or present:; not pseudocyphellate; not cyphellate; not rhizinate or rhizinate; without thalloconidia thalloconidia; not cavernulate; not tomentose.

Reproduction Strategy: Only known as sterile, asexually reproducing form or with sexual (and possible asexual) stages.

Ascospores: Wall not thickened at the septum, in Lugol's Solution negative.

Conidiomata: Absent resp. not observed or present.

Secondary Metabolites: Present, of the following substance class(es): orcinol depsides, ß-orcinol depsides, and ß-orcinol depsidones.

(report generated 04.Okt.2007)


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