Xanthoparmelia morrisii is a species of saxicolous (rock-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Parmeliaceae.[2] Found in Tasmania, Australia, it was formally described by lichenologist John Alan Elix and Gintaras Kantvilas in 2009. The species epithet honours the Tasmanian botanist Dennis Ivor Morris.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Parmeliaceae |
| Genus: | Xanthoparmelia |
| Species: | X. morrisii
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| Xanthoparmelia morrisii | |
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| Holotype site: Coal River Gorge, Tasmania[1] | |
See also
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edit- ^ a b Elix, John A.; Kantvilas, Gintaras (2009). "Further new species of Xanthoparmelia (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) from Tasmania". In Aptroot, A.; Seaward, M.R.D.; Sparrius, L.B. (eds.). Biodiversity and Ecology of Lichens – Liber Amicorum Harrie Sipman. Bibliotheca Lichenologica. Vol. 99. Berlin/Stuttgart: J. Cramer. pp. 123–132. ISBN 978-3-443-58078-0.
- ^ "Xanthoparmelia morrisii Elix & Kantvilas". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 22 December 2023.
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