Olegblumia is a monotypic fungal genus in the family Teloschistaceae.[2] It contains the single species Olegblumia demissa, a saxicolous (rock-dwelling) crustose lichen.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Teloschistales |
| Family: | Teloschistaceae |
| Genus: | Olegblumia S.Y.Kondr., Lőkös & Hur (2020) |
| Species: | O. demissa
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| Olegblumia demissa | |
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Taxonomy
editGenus Olegblumia was first circumscribed in 2015 by lichenologists Sergey Kondratyuk, Laszlo Lőkös, and Jae-Seoun Hur.[3] However, the name was not validly published according to the rules of botanical nomenclature as set out in the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants.[4] The name was validly published by the same authors in 2020.[5] The genus name honours Ukrainian lichenologist Oleg Blum.[4] In molecular phylogenetic analysis, Olegblumia is a sister group to the genus Usnochroma.[5]
Description
editGenus Olegblumia is characterized by a lobate thallus that typically forms a distinct, rosette-like shape. The colour of the upper surface of the lichen ranges from brown to brownish-grey. Its lobes are flat to slightly convex and are quite narrow. Soralia, the reproductive structures where soredia are produced, are found on the laminal surface and are noteworthy for their convex shape and highly uplifted soredious mass, which bears a brownish hue. The soredia themselves are irregularly rounded with a colouration that varies from brown to brownish-green. Chemically, Olegblumia contains the lichen products vicanicin and caloploicin.[3]
Habitat and distribution
editFound in Europe and North America, Olegblumia demissa grows on siliceous rocks, typically on vertical and inclined surfaces. Aspicilia contorta is a frequent lichen associate.[3]
References
edit- ^ "GSD Species Synonymy. Current Name: Olegblumia demissa (Flot. ex Körb.) S.Y. Kondr., Lőkös, Jung Kim, A.S. Kondr., S.O. Oh & Hur, in Kondratyuk, Lőkös, Kim, Kondratiuk, Jeong, Jang, Oh & Hur, Index Fungorum 466: 1 (2020)". Species Fungorum. Retrieved 2 November 2023.
- ^ "Olegblumia". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ a b c Kondratyuk, S.Y.; Lőkös, L.; J.A., Kim; Kondratiuk, A.S.; Jeong, M.H.; Jang, S.H.; Oh, S.O.; Hur, J.S. (2015). "Three new monotypic genera of the caloplacoid lichens (Teloschistaceae, lichen-forming ascomycetes)". Mycobiology. 43 (3): 195–202. doi:10.5941/MYCO.2015.43.3.195. PMC 4630424. PMID 26539034.
- ^ a b "Record Details: Olegblumia S.Y. Kondr., Lőkös & Hur, in Kondratyuk, Lőkös, Kim, Kondratiuk, Jeong, Jang, Oh & Hur, Mycobiology 43(3): 200 (2015)". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 3 November 2023.
- ^ a b Kondratyuk, S.Y.; Lőkös, L.; J.A., Kim; Kondratiuk, A.S.; Jeong, M.H.; Jang, S.H.; Oh, S.O.; Hur, J.S. (2020). "Nomenclatural novelties" (PDF). Index Fungorum. 466: 1.