Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Fungi
Subregnum: Dikarya
Divisio: Ascomycota
Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina
Classis: Lecanoromycetes
Subclassis: Lecanoromycetidae
Ordo: Lecanorales
Familia: Lecanoraceae
Genus: Ameliella
Species: A. andreaeicola – A. grisea
Name
Ameliella Fryday & Coppins, 2008
Type species: Ameliella andreaeicola Fryday & Coppins, 2008
References
Fryday & Coppins, Lichenologist 40: 390 (2008)
Fryday, A.M. and Coppins, B.J. (2008) Ameliella, a new genus of lichen-forming fungi from north-west Europe and western Canada. - Lichenologist 40(5): 387–397. **[RLL List # 212 / Rec.# 29992] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (doi:10.1017/S0024282908007913)
Links
Ameliella in Index Fungorum.
Ameliella in MycoBank.
Vernacular names
Ameliella is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Lecanoraceae. Described in 2008, the genus contains two species, A. andreaeicola and A. grisea, that were collected from high elevations in the Scottish Highlands.[1] The two species have also been found in single instances in British Columbia and Northern Norway. The generic name is derived from the Greek ameleo, meaning "neglected" or "overlooked"; it was originally intended to be Amelia, which is also the first name of the daughter of one of the authors, but this name had previously been used for another genus and was therefore ineligible for use according to the rules of mycological nomenclature. Ameliella appears to have some similarity with the lichen genus Miriquidica.[1]
The genus name of Ameliella is in honour of Amelia Rogocka Fryday (b.1993).[2]
The genus was circumscribed by Alan M. Fryday and Brian John Coppins in Lichenologist Vol.40 on page 388 in 2008.
Description
In the genus Ameliella, the lichen thalli are small, grey-brown in color, and covered with warts or projections that resemble warts. The thalli form patches that are typically 1 to 2 centimetres (0.4 to 0.8 in) in diameter. There are usually copious apothecia (sexual reproductive structures) that cover much of the thallus.[3]
The spores are translucent (hyaline), ranging in shape from narrowly ellipsoid to spindle-shaped to oblong to ellipsoid. The spore dimensions are 10–24 by 5–7 μm; the surface structure is simple, without a thick outer coat (epispore), or ornamentation.[1]
Distribution
Based on the collection sites of the two known species, Ameliella is restricted to locations near oceans. Other than the Scottish Highlands, A. andreaeicola is known only from single collections in British Columbia and Norway, while A. grisea has only been collected once in Norway.[1] The Norway collection location (Skibotn area in eastern Troms County, central Northern Norway) is known for a rich lichen species diversity, considered unusual for such northern latitudes (68–69°N).[4]
References
Fryday, Alan M.; Coppins, Brian J. (2008). "Ameliella, a new genus of lichen-forming fungi from north-west Europe and western Canada". The Lichenologist. 40 (5): 387–397. doi:10.1017/s0024282908007913.
Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
"MycoBank, the fungal website". Retrieved 2009-08-04.
Elvebakk, Arve; Bjerke, Jarle W. (2006). "The Skibotn area in North Norway – an example of very high lichen species richness far to the north". Mycotaxon. 96: 141–146.
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