Английская Википедия:Immersaria
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Immersaria is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Lecideaceae. It has eight species of crustose lichens.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus was circumscribed in 1989 by the lichenologists Gerhard Rambold and M. Pietschmann, with Immersaria athroocarpa assigned as the type species.[2] The boundaries of Immersaria were emended in 2022 following the use of molecular phylogenetics to assess the phylogenetic relationships of species in the genus. The study led to the division of Immersaria into two distinct clades: one comprising species with Шаблон:Lichengloss apothecia and the other containing species with Шаблон:Lichengloss apothecia. As a result, the lecanorine species previously grouped under Immersaria have now been reclassified into the newly proposed genus Lecaimmeria.[3]
Description
The genus Immersaria presents with a crustose (crust-like) thallus that has shades ranging from yellow-brown, red-brown, orange-brown to simple brown. This crust may occasionally show a rusty colour and typically forms irregular to rectangular patches, often with a waxy, glossy finish. The edges may be dusted with a fine, white powder (Шаблон:Lichengloss), and the Шаблон:Lichengloss (small cracked segments) can merge around a black base layer (Шаблон:Lichengloss), creating larger patches. The margin of the thallus might be clearly defined or sometimes non-existent. The upper part of the thallus contains an orange pigment but lacks a lower Шаблон:Lichengloss; instead, the core (medulla) is packed with grey Шаблон:Lichengloss. The Шаблон:Lichengloss is uninterrupted, ensuring the lichen's ability to photosynthesise.[3]
The apothecia (fruiting bodies) are of the Шаблон:Lichengloss type, meaning they are generally sunken into the thallus and can range from round to irregular in shape. The disc of these structures is typically black and flat or slightly concave, with a reduced margin that is sometimes faintly elevated but often not well defined, and it may or may not be pruinose. The Шаблон:Lichengloss (the rim surrounding the apothecium) is nearly non-existent or sometimes developed and brown.[3]
Inside the apothecia, the hymenium (spore-producing layer) is colourless, with simple paraphyses (filament-like structures) that may branch rarely, with possible connections (anastomosing). The Шаблон:Lichengloss (uppermost layer) varies from brown to green or a mix of both, sitting atop a colourless or pale brown Шаблон:Lichengloss, with the Шаблон:Lichengloss (the tissue below the hymenium) ranging from pale brown to darker brown.[3]
The asci (spore sacs) of Immersaria are of the Porpidia-type, cylindrical and typically contain eight spores, which are ellipsoid and surrounded by a clear halo (Шаблон:Lichengloss) but do not turn blue-black (non-amyloid) when stained. Pycnidia (structures producing asexual spores or conidia) may or may not be present and are submerged within the thallus, linear or star-shaped, black, and often with a pruinose margin; the conidia themselves are rod-shaped (Шаблон:Lichengloss).[3]
Species
- Immersaria athroocarpa Шаблон:Au
- Immersaria aurantia Шаблон:Au
- Immersaria ferruginea Шаблон:Au
- Immersaria fuliginosa Шаблон:Au
- Immersaria iranica Шаблон:Au
- Immersaria shangrilaensis Шаблон:Au
- Immersaria usbekica Шаблон:Au
- Immersaria venusta Шаблон:Au
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