| Bibliography: | Pérez-Vargas, I.; Hernández-Padrón, C.; Etayo, J.; Pérez de Paz, P.L.; Elix, J.A., 2010, Lichenologist 42(1): 36 (more info)
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| Year of publication: | 2010 |
| Status of the name: | basionym; legitimate |
| MycoBank's opinion: | currently used |
| Classification: | Fungi, Ascomycota, Pezizomycotina, Lecanoromycetes, Ostropomycetidae, Pertusariales, Pertusariaceae, Pertusaria |
| Obligate synonym(s): | none |
| Morphic status: | Teleomorph (anamorph connection(s) unknown or not recorded) |
Taxonomic synonym(s): Ordered by epithet name | none |
Descriptions:
 | Latin diagnosis
Thallus corticola, crustaceus, flavido-olivaceus, verrucosus; soredia vel isidia nulla. Verrucae fertiles thallo concolores, numerosae. Apothecia disciformia, numerosa, conspicua; disci nigri, plani vel concavi, epruinosi. Epithecium brunneum, K+ purpureum. Hymenium hyalinum. Paraphyses ca. 2.5 µm crassae. Asci cylindrici, 2-spori. Ascosporae hyalinae, non-septatae, ellipsoideae, 125-182 x 53-75 µm. Paries 10-19 µm crassus; thallus acidum thiophanicum, 2,4-dichloro-3-O-methylnorlichexanthonum et 2-chloro-6-O-methylnorlichexanthonum continens.
Original description
Thallus crustose, epiphloeodal, rimose to verrucose, moderately thick, greenish yellow, lacking isidia and soredia. Apothecia numerous, rounded to rather irregular, verruciform at first, becoming disciform at maturity, concolorous with the thallus, up to 1 mm diam. Disc at first immersed finally exposed, concave to flat, black, glossy, not pruinose. Epithecium olivaceous, K+ violet. Hymenium colourless, 350-400 µm thick. Paraphysoids branched and anastomosed, 2-2.5 µm diam., with small oil drops. Asci cylindrical, 275-320 x 70-90 µm. Ascospores 2 per ascus, hyaline, ellipsoid, 125-182 x 53-75 µm. Spore walls thick, 10-19 µm, not or slightly ornamented. Pycnidia not seen. |
| Date entered: | 19/10/2009 06:59:36 |
| Date of release: | 15/02/2010 10:17:23 |
| Entered by: | Dr. Israel Pérez-Vargas Dpto. Botánica, University of La Laguna, Spain |
| Herbarium number: | TFC Lich: 5321 |
| Collected by: | A. Palomares |
| Substrate: | Juniperus cedrus |
| Location: | Spain, La Palma Island, La Caldera de Taburiente National Park, Barranco Los Guanche, por Tres Venas |
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