Teloschistopsis

{{Short description|Genus of lichen-forming fungi}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

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| taxon = Teloschistopsis

| authority = Frödén, Søchting & Arup (2013)

| type_species = Teloschistopsis chrysocarpoides

| type_species_authority = (Vain.) Frödén, Søchting & Arup (2013)

| subdivision_ranks =

| subdivision = T. bonae-spei

T. chrysocarpoides

T. eudoxa

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Teloschistopsis is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Teloschistaceae. It has three species.

Taxonomy

The genus was circumscribed by Patrik Frödén, Ulrik Søchting, and Ulf Arup in 2013, as part of a molecular phylogenetics-led restructuring of the Teloschistaceae. The genus names alludes to resemblance to the genus Teloschistes. They assigned Teloschistopsis chrysocarpoides as the type species; This species was originally described as a member of Teloschistes by Edvard August Vainio in 1900.

Description

Teloschistopsis is characterized by a leaf-like (foliose) to shrub-like (fruticose) structure. This lichen is robust, predominantly grey in colour, but can have orange spots or take on a more yellowish to orange hue. The species Teloschistopsis chrysocarpoides is particularly notable for its leaf-like structure with hair-like structures on its upper surface and a fully cracked underside that reveals its inner layer. Most other species in this genus have a rounded exterior that is usually covered with a protective layer, devoid of hair-like structures. This protective layer has a complex cellular structure (known as "scleroprosoplectechymatous") and often features large, light patches. The reproductive structures of Teloschistopsis are {{lichengloss|zeorine}} in form. Its spores have a unique developmental process, are generally oval in shape, and have short to medium dividing lines (septa. There are oil cells in the paraphyses. Additionally, the lichen has large, protruding structures ({{lichengloss|pycnidia}}) that produce spore-like cells ({{lichengloss|conidia}}). These conidia are usually oval, but can sometimes appear more elongated or even rod-shaped.

Species

References

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{{cite journal |last1=Arup |first1=Ulf |last2=Søchting |first2=Ulrik |last3=Frödén |first3=Patrik |title=A new taxonomy of the family Teloschistaceae |journal=Nordic Journal of Botany |volume=31 |issue=1 |year=2013 |pages=16–83 |doi=10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.00062.x}}

{{Catalogue of Life |id=7TLK |title=Teloschistopsis |access-date=24 August 2023}}

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Category:Teloschistales

Category:Teloschistales genera

Category:Lichen genera

Category:Taxa described in 2013

Category:Taxa named by Ulrik Søchting

Category:Taxa named by Patrik Frödén

Category:Taxa named by Ulf Arup