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Vulpicida juniperinus

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Vulpicida juniperinus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Parmeliaceae
Genus: Vulpicida
Species:
V. juniperinus
Binomial name
Vulpicida juniperinus
(L.) J.-E. Mattsson & M.J. Lai

Vulpicida juniperinus is a species of lichen found in the Northern Hemisphere, commonly known as rock sunshine lichen or yellow rock lichen. This species is characterized by its bright yellow, coral-like growth form on exposed ground, often in Arctic or alpine areas.[1]

Previously thought to be three distinct species, V. juniperinus is now thought of as a single species or a species complex, composed of what used to be V. juniperinus, V. tilesii, and V. tubulosis.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Consortium of Lichen Herbaria - Vulpicida juniperinus". lichenportal.org. Retrieved 2024-09-05.
  2. ^ Saag, Lauri; Mark, Kristiina; Saag, Andres; Randlane, Tiina (December 2014). "Species delimitation in the lichenized fungal genus Vulpicida (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) using gene concatenation and coalescent-based species tree approaches". American Journal of Botany. 101 (12): 2169–2182. doi:10.3732/ajb.1400439. ISSN 0002-9122. PMID 25480713.
  3. ^ Mark, Kristiina; Saag, Lauri; Saag, Andres; Thell, Arne; Randlane, Tiina (November 2012). "Testing morphology-based delimitation of Vulpicida juniperinus and V. tubulosus (Parmeliaceae) using three molecular markers". The Lichenologist. 44 (6): 757–772. doi:10.1017/S0024282912000448. ISSN 1096-1135.