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Order: Lecanorales Family: Parmeliaceae
Species: Xanthoparmelia delisei Photos: On coastal rocks. Dunmanus Bay, Cork, SW Ireland. Identification needs confirming Thallus yellowish to grey-brown, tranversely wrinkled, +/- adpressed. Lobes maculate, radiating at margin, often pruinose at tips. Lower surface black, often paler at tips with frequent simple rhizines. Apothecia common on older parts of thallus, isidia absent. Occurs on well-lit, siliceous, coastal rocks, often with X. pulla Medulla: KC+ orange-red, C+/- red, UV+ white. Similar: Xanthoparmelia loxodes and X. verruculifera |
Xanthoparmelia delisei. Dunmanus Bay, Co. Cork. March 2009