KNWR:Herb:9003,	KNWRL004-13, Arctoparmelia centrifuga

Running BLAST on ITS sequence from this specimen, 23.October.2014...

sequence:
AAGGATCATTAATGAGATAGGGTCCTTCGGGGCCCGAACCTCCAACCCTCTGTGTATCTTACCTCTGTTGCTTTGGCGGGCCTTTGCTCACGCAGCGTACCTCCGGGTGCGAGTGCCCGCCGGAGTCCATCCAAATTCTGTTTATCGGTGACGTCTGAGTACTATATAATAGTTAAAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGTTCTGGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACATTGCGCCCTCTGGTATTCCGGGGGGCATGCCTGTTCGAGCGTCATTACACCTCTCAAGCTCCGCTTGGTATTGGGTCCTCGTCCCCCGGGACGTGCCCGAAAAGCAGTGGCGACGCAGCCTGACTTCAAGCGTAGTAATTTTTCTCCCGCTTCGGAAGCCTTCAGGTTGTGTCCGCCAG-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Best match was 97% identical with KF516956.1, identified as "fungal sp. ANTELF16" (Eukaryota; Fungi.), which doesn't say very much.

Second was 96% identical with KF024743.1, identified as "Miriquidica sp. DS8170" (Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina; Lecanoromycetes; OSLEUM clade; Lecanoromycetidae; Lecanorales; Lecanorineae; Lecanoraceae; Miriquidica).

Third was 90% identical with KF360402.1, identified as "Fulgidea sierrae" (Eukaryota; Fungi; Dikarya; Ascomycota; Pezizomycotina; Lecanoromycetes; OSLEUM clade; Umbilicariomycetidae; Umbilicariales; Umbilicariaceae; Fulgidea.

On Arctos, Arctoparmelia centrifuga is classified as Fungi; Ascomycota; Ascomycetes; Lecanorales; Parmeliaceae; Arctoparmelia centrifuga (L.) Hale.  Same order, different family from KF024743.1.

A search via BOLD's taxonomy yielded the following sequences for Arctoparmelia centrifuga.

>GBLEC219-13|Arctoparmelia centrifuga|ITS
GCCTGCCGGAAGCCCCCCGCACCGACTCTAAAGAAGTGCCTTAGTCGCCCCTAATCTAGGGGCAGGCGACGCCGTCATTCTGCGCTGGGAGGTCCTCTTTCTCGGGGGTCAACCAGCAGCTCTAGACACCTGGAGTTCACAGATCAAACGATAGCGGCCACTTTGGTGGTTGAGATATGACCGGCCTCGGCTGTCACTAGCCAGAGAGTTCGCGGAACCTGCGGAAGGATCATTACTGAGAGAGGGGCCTCGCGCTCCCGAGGGTTTCGGCCCTCAACTCTTCACCCATTGTTTATCTACCTTTGTTGCTTTGGCGGGCCTTGGGGTCCGCCCCGCGCCGGCCTTCGGGCTGGTGAGCGCCCGTCAGAGACCCACCACATTCTGTTTATTAGTGATGTCTGAGTAAAACTACAATAGTAAAAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGTTCCAGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACATTGCGCCCCTCGGTATTCCGGGGGGCATGCCTGTTCGAGCGTCATTACACCCCTCAAGCGTAGCTTGGTATTGGGTTTTCGTCCCCGCGGCGTGCCCGAAAATCAGTGGCGGTCCGGTGTGACTTTAAGCGTAGTAAATTTCATCCCGCTTTGAAAGTTCGCCCCGTGGCCGGCCAGACAACCCCATATTTTTCAATGA

>GBLEC563-13|Arctoparmelia centrifuga|ITS
ATCATTACTGAGAGAGGGGCCTCGTGCTCCCGAGGGTTTCGGCCCTCAACTCTTCACCCTTTGTTTATCTACCTTTGTTGCTTTGGCGGGCCTTGGGTCCGCCCCGCGCCGGCCTTCGGGCTGGTGAGCGCTCGTCAGAGACCCACCACATTCTGTTTATTAGTGATGTCCGAGGAAAACTACAATAGTAAAAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGTTCCAGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACATTGCGCCCCTCGGTATTCCGGGGGGCATGCCTGTTCGAGCGTCATTACACCCCTCAAGCGTAGCTTGGTATTGGGTTTTCGTCCCCGCGGCGTGCCCGAAAATCAGTGGCGGTCCGGTGTGACTTTAAGCGTAGTAAATTTTCATCCCGCTTTGAAAGTTCGCCCCGTGGCCGGCCAGACAACCCCATATTTTTCAATGA

>KNWRL004-13|Arctoparmelia centrifuga|ITS
AAGGATCATTAATGAGATAGGGTCCTTCGGGGCCCGAACCTCCAACCCTCTGTGTATCTTACCTCTGTTGCTTTGGCGGGCCTTTGCTCACGCAGCGTACCTCCGGGTGCGAGTGCCCGCCGGAGTCCATCCAAATTCTGTTTATCGGTGACGTCTGAGTACTATATAATAGTTAAAACTTTCAACAACGGATCTCTTGGTTCTGGCATCGATGAAGAACGCAGCGAAATGCGATAAGTAATGTGAATTGCAGAATTCAGTGAATCATCGAATCTTTGAACGCACATTGCGCCCTCTGGTATTCCGGGGGGCATGCCTGTTCGAGCGTCATTACACCTCTCAAGCTCCGCTTGGTATTGGGTCCTCGTCCCCCGGGACGTGCCCGAAAAGCAGTGGCGACGCAGCCTGACTTCAAGCGTAGTAATTTTTCTCCCGCTTCGGAAGCCTTCAGGTTGTGTCCGCCAG-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

GBLEC219-13 - A BLAST of this sequence yielded sequences from Parmeliaceae.

GBLEC563-13 - A BLAST of this sequence also yielded Parmeliaceae.

I think the sequence I obtained was a contaminant fungus. I made a new record for this contaminant fungus identified as Ascomycota for now (KNWR:Herb:10383).  I also updated the BOLD record.