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, Gálgahraun in Álftanes, where its preferred habitat is lava rock.² In Nepal, Bryoria implexa has been reported from 3,700 to 4,000 m elevation in a compilation of published records.⁴

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.⁵ The species is extinct (EX) in Britain.⁶

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.
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.
Baniya, Chitra Bahadur; Solhøy, Torstein; Gauslaa, Yngvar; Palmer, Michael W. (2010). "The elevation gradient of lichen species richness in Nepal". The Lichenologist. 42 (1): 83–96. doi:10.1017/S0024282909008627.
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.

[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.

[Baniya_et_al._2010-4] Baniya, Chitra Bahadur; Solhøy, Torstein; Gauslaa, Yngvar; Palmer, Michael W. (2010). "The elevation gradient of lichen species richness in Nepal". The Lichenologist. 42 (1): 83–96. doi:10.1017/S0024282909008627.

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

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

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