Fine structure of the cortex in the lichen family Parmeliaceae viewed with the scanning-electron microscope / Mason E. Hale, Jr.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Hale, Mason E., author.

Contributor:

Smithsonian Institution. Press, publisher.

Series:

Smithsonian contributions to botany ; no. 10.

Smithsonian contributions to botany ; number 10

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Parmeliaceae--Ultrastructure.

Parmeliaceae.

Lichens--Anatomy.

Lichens.

Ultrastructure (Biology).

ultrastructure.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iii, 92 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

City of Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, 1973.

Summary:

The scanning-electron microscope was used to examine the cortical surface of 123 species of lichens in 12 genera of the lichen family Parmeliaceae. Two general types of cortex were found, one consisting of exposed hyphae and one with the hyphae covered by a thin polysaccharide epicortex. The epicorticate species fell into two groups, one with a tightly appressed continuous epicortex and one with a more loosely associated pored epicortex. Type of epicortex is a constant character at the genus and section level and appears to have considerable usefulness in the taxonomy of the family.

Notes:

Online resource, PDF version; title from PDF title page (SI, viewed September 14, 2018).

Includes bibliographical references (page 11).

Other Format:

Print version: Hale, Mason E. Fine structure of the cortex in the lichen family Parmeliaceae viewed with the scanning-electron microscope.

OCLC:

407175693