Rhizocarpon tinei (Tornab.) Runemark
Opera Bot., 2: 118, 1956. Basionym: Lecidea tinei Tornab. - Lichenogr. Sicula: 17, 1848.
Synonyms: Diplotomma geographicum f. contiguum (Schaer.) Jatta; Rhizocarpon anzianum Räsänen; Rhizocarpon geographicum f. contiguum (Schaer.) A. Massal.; Rhizocarpon geographicum subsp. tinei (Tornab.) Clauzade & Cl. Roux
Distribution: N - VG, Ven, TAA (Nascimbene & al. 2022), Lomb (De Vita & Valcuvia 2004), Piem (Isocrono & al. 2004, Isocrono & Piervittori 2008), VA (Piervittori & Isocrono 1999, Valcuvia 2000), Emil (Fariselli & al. 2020), Lig (Valcuvia & al. 2000). C - Tosc, Umb (Genovesi & Ravera 2001, Ravera & al. 2006), Laz (Genovesi & al. 2011, 2011b), Sar (Rizzi & al. 2011). S - Camp, Pugl (Nimis & Tretiach 1999), Bas, Cal (Puntillo 1996), Si (Nimis & al. 1996b, Poli & Grillo 2000, Aprile & al. 2005).
Description: Thallus crustose, yellow-green, areolate, forming patches to 12 cm diam., delimited by a black prothallus which is often visible also as a hypothallus between areoles. Areoles angular, 0.3-2 mm diam., contiguous, flat to slightly convex, smooth, epruinose. Cortex 30-60 µm thick, without distinct structure; medulla white, I+ blue. Apothecia frequent, lecideine, arising between the areoles, usually angular, to 1.2 mm across, with a black, weakly concave to weakly convex, epruinose disc, and a very thin, usually persistent and slightly raised, sometimes finally excluded, black proper margin. Proper exciple pale brown to brownish red; epithecium reddish brown to reddish violet, K+ distinctly red; hymenium 100-180 µm thick, colourless to greenish, K/I+blue, K+ greenish; paraphysoids strongly conglutinated, richly branched and anastomosing, clavate; hypothecium dark brown, K-. Asci 8-spored, clavate, fissitunicate, with a well-developed tholus, lacking an ocular chamber, Rhizocarpon-type. Ascospores muriform, soon becoming dark green to brown, ellipsoid, 20-40 x 10-22 µm, halonate. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: medulla K-, C-, KC-, P+ yellow. Chemistry: cortex with rhizocarpic acid; medulla with psoromic acid; epithecium with gyrophoric acid. Note: on siliceous rocks; most common in the Mediterranean mountains, but also found in the Alps in dry-warm areas, closely related to Rh. geographicum.
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: absent
Subalpine belt: absent
Oromediterranean belt: rather common
Montane belt: very rare
Submediterranean belt: very rare
Padanian area: absent
Humid submediterranean belt: very rare
Humid mediterranean belt: extremely rare
Dry mediterranean belt: absent
Predictive model
Herbarium samples
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Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Lazio, Roma, Ruines of ancient Tusculum, above Frascati
18/03/2017
Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Lazio, Roma, Ruines of ancient Tusculum, above Frascati
18/03/2017
Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Lazio, Roma, Ruines of ancient Tusculum, above Frascati
18/03/2017
Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Lazio, Roma, Ruines of ancient Tusculum, above Frascati
18/03/2017
Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_R/Textes_R/Rhizocarpon_geogr_tinei.htm
France, oct. 2012 - Quenza Cosciome - Corse
P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (28430)
2001/12/01
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France, oct. 2012 - Quenza Cosciome - Corse
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Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: absent
Subalpine belt: absent
Oromediterranean belt: rather common
Montane belt: very rare
Submediterranean belt: very rare
Padanian area: absent
Humid submediterranean belt: very rare
Humid mediterranean belt: extremely rare
Dry mediterranean belt: absent
Predictive model
| Herbarium samples |
Index Fungorum
GBIF
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France, oct. 2012 - Quenza Cosciome - Corse
Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Lazio, Roma, Ruines of ancient Tusculum, above Frascati
18/03/2017
Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Lazio, Roma, Ruines of ancient Tusculum, above Frascati
18/03/2017
Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Lazio, Roma, Ruines of ancient Tusculum, above Frascati
18/03/2017
Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Lazio, Roma, Ruines of ancient Tusculum, above Frascati
18/03/2017
Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_R/Textes_R/Rhizocarpon_geogr_tinei.htm
France, oct. 2012 - Quenza Cosciome - Corse
P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (28430)
2001/12/01
Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_R/Textes_R/Rhizocarpon_geogr_tinei.htm
France, oct. 2012 - Quenza Cosciome - Corse
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France, oct. 2012 - Quenza Cosciome - Corse
