Arctomia insignis

Ciri dan struktur

Gabura insignis has a gelatinous, foliose thallus (leaf-like lichen body) that is usually small to medium-sized, reaching about 5 cm across. When dry it forms dark, compact thalli that can look strongly wrinkled and compact, but when moistened it expands and becomes more obviously lobed. The lobes are typically 2–6 mm wide, and the thallus is greyish black to brown-black when dry but turns olive-brown when wet. The upper surface is strongly wrinkled, with ridges that are often rough-textured and may bear coarse, irregular, wart-like outgrowths (isidia), granules, or powdery soredia. No apothecia (sexual fruiting bodies) have been reported for this species in the Pacific Northwest, and it is instead recognized by its asexual propagules and overall thallus form. Internally, the thallus consists of loosely interwoven fungal threads (hyphae). Standard chemical spot tests are negative.

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Habitat dan peran ekologis

Most records of Gabura insignis are from the Pacific Northwest of North America, with confirmed records from Alaska, British Columbia, California, Oregon and Washington. In the Pacific Northwest it is mainly a coastal species, reported from south-east Alaska to southern Oregon. Magain and colleagues documented the first verified European occurrences (Ireland and Scotland), and noted that earlier accounts may have missed it because it was long confused with the unrelated Leptogium brebissonii, and only later recognised as a distinct species. Their DNA-based phylogeny groups the European specimens with North American G. insignis (sensu stricto, in the strict sense). They also detected related, early-diverging lineages in Madagascar, Réunion and South Africa, and labelled those as Gabura cf. insignis (meaning "compare with insignis") pending further study. Overall, most of the clade's genetic diversity is in the south-western Indian Ocean, while G. insignis in the strict sense is known from North America and the British Isles. It has also been recorded from Ecuador (2016) and Japan (2022). The species is epiphytic (growing on plants rather than on soil or rock) and forms low, inconspicuous patches.

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Gabura insignis has a gelatinous, foliose thallus (leaf-like lichen body) that is usually small to medium-sized, reaching about 5 cm across. When dry it forms dark, compact thalli that can look strongly wrinkled and compact, but when moistened it expands and becomes more obviously lobed. The lobes are typically 2–6 mm wide, and the thallus is greyish black to brown-black when dry but turns olive-brown when wet. The upper surface is strongly wrinkled, with ridges that are often rough-textured and may bear coarse, irregular, wart-like outgrowths (isidia), granules, or powdery soredia. No apothecia (sexual fruiting bodies) have been reported for this species in the Pacific Northwest, and it is instead recognized by its asexual propagules and overall thallus form.

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Catatan identitas dan cakupan

• Nama diterima mengikuti Catalogue of Life Base2026-09-11; uraian mempertahankan konsep dan nama sumber aslinya.
• Original geographic, specimen and life-cycle scope retained; source import awaits individual editorial review.
• Impor dan terjemahan otomatis belum diperiksa editorial per profil. Struktur reproduktif yang disebutkan tidak membuktikan seluruh siklus hidup diketahui.
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Dokumentasi Gabura insignis menurut asosiasi foto pada record takson iNaturalist. Kredit: Fotografer tidak dicantumkan. Sumber observasi iNaturalist; pengunggah: Deniz Wilson. Identitas mengikuti sumber; bukan penentuan spesimen independen.

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Dokumentasi tambahan

Sumber profil

1. [1] Gabura insignis — Wikipedia (en)Bagian sumber: Frozen revision 1341958439
   Tanggal penghimpunan sumber: 2026-10-12
   Teks sumber: CC BY-SA4.0 · Wikipedia contributors
2. [2] Catalogue of Life Base2026-09-11 — Arctomia insignisBagian sumber: ColDP NameUsage.tsv ID GB4V; accepted species; source 2073
   Tanggal penghimpunan sumber: 2026-10-12
3. [3] Dokumentasi visual — Arctomia insignisBagian sumber: Identitas mengikuti sumber dokumentasi; bukan penentuan spesimen independen.
   Tanggal penghimpunan sumber: 2026-10-17
   Media sumber: CC0 1.0 · Fotografer tidak dicantumkan. Sumber observasi iNaturalist; pengunggah: Deniz Wilson
4. [4] Dokumentasi visual — Arctomia insignisBagian sumber: Identitas mengikuti sumber dokumentasi; bukan penentuan spesimen independen.
   Tanggal penghimpunan sumber: 2026-10-17
   Teks sumber: CC0 1.0 · no rights reserved