Bryoria implexa

Bryoria implexa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Bryoria
Species:	B. implexa
Binomial name
	Bryoria implexa; (Hoffm.) Brodo & D.Hawksw. 1977
Synonyms
	Usnea jubata tax.vag. implexa Hoffm. (1796);

Bryoria implexa is a species of horsehair lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.

Habit[]

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]

Distribution and habitat[]

The native distribution of Bryorya implexa is North-America and Europe,^[3] including Iceland where it has only been found in one location, in Álftanes, where its preferred habitat is lava rock.^[2]

Conservation status[]

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.

Chemistry[]

Bryoria implexa contains norstictic acid.^[2]

References[]

^ "Synonymy: Bryoria implexa (Hoffm.) Brodo & D. Hawksw". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c Flóra Íslands [Flora if Iceland] (no date). Gálgaskegg - Bryoria implexa. (in Icealndic) Retrieved 14 April 2021.
^ Velmala, Saara; Myllys, Leena; Trevor, Goward; Holien, Håkon; Halonen, Pekka (2014). "Taxonomy of Bryoria section Implexae (Parmeliaceae, Lecanoromycetes) in North America and Europe, based on chemical, morphological and molecular data". Annales Botanici Fennici. 51 (6): 345–371. doi:10.5735/085.051.0601.
^ Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.
^ Woods, R. G., & Coppins, B. J. (2012). A Conservation Evaluation of British Lichens and Lichenicolours Fungi. Powerprint.

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[Species_Fungorum_synonymy-1] "Synonymy: Bryoria implexa (Hoffm.) Brodo & D. Hawksw". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 12 February 2021.

[FlóraÍslands-2] Flóra Íslands [Flora if Iceland] (no date). Gálgaskegg - Bryoria implexa. (in Icealndic) Retrieved 14 April 2021.

[3] Velmala, Saara; Myllys, Leena; Trevor, Goward; Holien, Håkon; Halonen, Pekka (2014). "Taxonomy of Bryoria section Implexae (Parmeliaceae, Lecanoromycetes) in North America and Europe, based on chemical, morphological and molecular data". Annales Botanici Fennici. 51 (6): 345–371. doi:10.5735/085.051.0601.

[4] Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands [Icelandic Institute of Natural History] (1996). Válisti 1: Plöntur. (in Icelandic) Reykjavík: Náttúrufræðistofnun Íslands.

[5] Woods, R. G., & Coppins, B. J. (2012). A Conservation Evaluation of British Lichens and Lichenicolours Fungi. Powerprint.

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