Caloplaca cerina (Hedw.) Th. Fr. s.lat.

N. Acta Reg. Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 3, 3: 218, 1861. Basionym: Lichen cerinus Hedw. - Descr. Adumbr. Muscor. Frond., 2: 62, 1789.
Synonyms: Blastenia ferruginea var. omora A. Massal.; Callopisma cerinum (Hedw.) De Not.; Callopisma cerinum var. effusum A. Massal.; Caloplaca cerina f. dispersa H. Olivier; Caloplaca cerina var. nigromarginata (Bagl. & Carestia) Jatta; Caloplaca gilva (Vain.) Zahlbr.; Caloplaca gilvolutea (Nyl.) Zahlbr.; Lecanora gilvolutea Nyl.; Placodium cerinum (Hedw.) Hepp; Placodium gilvum Vain.
Distribution: N - VG (Castello 1996), Frl, Ven (Nimis & al. 1996c, Lazzarin 2000b, Nascimbene & Caniglia 2003c, Nascimbene 2005c, 2008, Nascimbene & Marini 2007), TAA (Hinteregger 1994, Nascimbene 2003, 2005b, 2008b, 2014, Nascimbene & al. 2005, 2006, 2006e, 2007b, 2014, 2022, Svensson & Thor 2007, Lang 2009, Zarabska & al. 2009, Brackel 2013, Nimis & al. 2015), Lomb (Valcuvia & Gianatti 1995, Zocchi & al. 1997, Arosio & al. 2003, Dalle Vedove & al. 2004, Valcuvia & Truzzi 2007b), Piem (Caniglia & al. 1992 Morisi & Sereno 1995, Piervittori 1998, 2003, Isocrono & al. 2003, 2005b, Griselli & al. 2003, Isocrono & Piervittori 2008), VA (Piervittori & Maffei 1996, 2001, Piervittori & Isocrono 1999, Piervittori & al. 2001, Matteucci & al. 2008, 2008c, Ongaro & al. 2022), Emil (Bassi 1995, Gasparo & Tretiach 1996, Nimis & al. 1996, Valcuvia & Savino 2000, Sallese 2003, Marconi & al. 2006, Benesperi 2009, Malavasi 2014, Fariselli & al. 2020), Lig (Brunialti & al. 1999, Valcuvia & al. 2000, Giordani & Incerti 2008). C - Tosc (Tretiach & Nimis 1994, Loppi & al. 1995, 1996b, 1997, 1998, 1998b, 2002, 2006, Loppi & Putortì 1995, Loppi 1996b, Putortì & al. 1998, Loppi & Frati 2006, Benesperi & al. 2007, 2013, Benesperi & Lastrucci 2007, Paoli & Loppi 2008, Lastrucci & al. 2009, Brunialti & Frati 2010, Benesperi 2011, Frati & Brunialti 2023), Marc (Gasparo & al. 1989, Nimis & Tretiach 1999, Frati & Brunialti 2006, Pieri & al. 2015), Umb (Ravera 1998, 1999, Ravera & al. 2006), Laz (Bartoli & al. 1997, Massari & Ravera 2002, Nimis & Tretiach 2004, Ruisi & al. 2005, Munzi & al. 2007, Ravera & Genovesi 2008), Abr (Recchia & al. 1993, Olivieri & Pacioni 1996, Olivieri & al. 1997, 1997b, Loppi & al. 1999, Nimis & Tretiach 1999, Brackel 2015, Caporale & al. 2016, Corona & al. 2016, Di Nuzzo & al. 2021, Gheza & al. 2021, Vallese & al. 2022), Mol (Garofalo & al. 1999, Nimis & Tretiach 1999, Caporale & al. 2008, Paoli & al. 2011, 2015, Genovesi & Ravera 2014, Caporale & Ravera 2020), Sar (Zedda 1995, 2002, Rizzi & al. 2011, Cossu 2013, Di Nuzzo & al. 2022). S - Camp (Garofalo & al. 1999, 2010, Aprile & al. 2002, 2003, 2003b, Nimis & Tretiach 2004, Brunialti & al. 2010, 2013, Catalano & al. 2012, 2016, Ravera & Brunialti 2013), Pugl (Nimis & Tretiach 1999, Brackel 2011), Bas (Nimis & Tretiach 1999, Potenza 2006, Paoli & al. 2006, Brackel 2011), Cal (Puntillo 1996, Puntillo & Puntillo 2004), Si (Merlo 1993, 2004, Nimis & al. 1994, Ottonello & Salone 1994, Ottonello & al. 1994, Ottonello 1996, Grillo & Carfì 1997, Ottonello & Romano 1997, Grillo 1998, Grillo & al. 2002, Grillo & Caniglia 2004, 2006, Merlo 2004b, Falco Scampatelli 2005, Brackel 2008b, 2008c, Liistro & Cataldo 2011, Cataldo & Minissale 2015, Puglisi & Cataldo 2019, Campisi & al. 2020).
Description: Thallus crustose, grey to whitish, smooth to slightly warted, continuous to cracked, forming regular to irregular, up to 3 cm wide patches, rarely delimited by a dark prothalline line. Apothecia common, lecanorine, sessile, 0.3-1.6 mm across, with an orange to orange-yellow, at first concave, then usually flat, sometimes pruinose disc, and a smooth, persistent, grey thalline margin; proper margin very thin, usually indistinct in macroscopical view. Epithecium brownish orange, K+ red; hymenium colourless, up to 110 μm high, amyloid; paraphyses often branched in upper part, 1-1.5 μm thick at base, the apical cells 3-5 μm wide; hypothecium colourless. Asci 8-spored, clavate, functionally unitunicate, apically thickened with a broad internal beak, the inner part of apex and external cap I+ blue, Teloschistes-type. Ascospores 2-celled, polarilocular, hyaline, ellipsoid to narrowly ellipsoid, (9-)10-17(-20) x 5-8 μm, the equatorial thickening (“septum”) (3-)4-8(-9) μm, 1/3-1/2 of spore length. Pycnidia immersed. Conidia hyaline, ellipsoid to short-cylindrical, 3-4 x 1-1.5 μm. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: thallus K- or K+ faintly violet (in section), C- or C+ violet, KC-, P-; disc of apothecia K+ red. Chemistry: thallus with the Sedifolia-grey pigment; disc of apothecia with parietin (major), fallacinal, emodin, teloschistin and parietinic acid (minor).
Note: a holarctic, subtropical to boreal-montane lichen with optimum on smooth, mineral-rich bark (e.g. of Acer, Fraxinus, Juglans) but also on moderately eutrophicated bark of other trees, rare in polluted areas. In the complex of C. cerina s.lat. morphological differences among taxa are slight, while ecological and distributional differences are often remarkably clear. The treatment of this group is far from being complete, and it is still difficult to handle the nomenclature (see Šoun & al. 2011): at least some of the samples growing on plant debris are now segregated into C. stillicidiorum.
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: bark
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual

Commonnes-rarity: (info)

Alpine belt: absent
Subalpine belt: very rare
Oromediterranean belt: absent
Montane belt: rather rare
Submediterranean belt: rather common
Padanian area: very rare
Humid submediterranean belt: common
Humid mediterranean belt: rather common
Dry mediterranean belt: very rare

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Herbarium samples


P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (34324)
2001/12/24



P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (41111)
2001/12/03


Andres Saag; Owner: University of Tartu



P.L.Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (37005)
2008.02.25



P.L.Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (37005)
2008.02.25



P.L.Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (37005)
2008.02.25



P.L.Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (23873)
2008.03.03


Simonetta Peruzzi; Owner: Simonetta Peruzzi
Italy, Toscana, Firenze, Parco della Piana
2010



Domenico Puntillo; Owner: Domenico Puntillo
Italy



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19390], U.S.A. North Dakota, McHenry Co. Lake Hester, 7.5 miles [12 km] E of Velva. Grove on shore of lake, elev. 1555 ft. [474 m], 48°03'08'' N, 100°05'42'' W, on Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Leg. Thomas D. Trana (No 9200), 25. Aug. 1979, det. C. Wetmore. TELOSCHIST. EXSICCATI NO. 103.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19390], U.S.A. North Dakota, McHenry Co. Lake Hester, 7.5 miles [12 km] E of Velva. Grove on shore of lake, elev. 1555 ft. [474 m], 48°03'08'' N, 100°05'42'' W, on Fraxinus pennsylvanica. Leg. Thomas D. Trana (No 9200), 25. Aug. 1979, det. C. Wetmore. TELOSCHIST. EXSICCATI NO. 103.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19391], U.S.A. North Dakota, McHenry Co. 12.5 miles [20 km] ESE of Velva, elev. 1600 ft. [488 m], ca. 47°58'45'' N, 100°41'18'' W, on trunk of isolated Populus deltoides. Leg. Th. D. Trana (No. 12893), 29. Aug. 1986, det. C. Wetmore. TELOSCH. EXSICCATI NO. 102



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19391], U.S.A. North Dakota, McHenry Co. 12.5 miles [20 km] ESE of Velva, elev. 1600 ft. [488 m], ca. 47°58'45'' N, 100°41'18'' W, on trunk of isolated Populus deltoides. Leg. Th. D. Trana (No. 12893), 29. Aug. 1986, det. C. Wetmore. TELOSCH. EXSICCATI NO. 102



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19392], U.S.A. North Dakota, McKenzie Co. Theodore Roosevelt National Park. North Unit. Along Little Missouri River near Bison Corral, 2 mi (3.2 km) SW of entrance station. On large old Populus deltoides along river, 595 m, 47°34'50'' N, 103°17'57''. Leg. et det. C. M. Wetmore (Nr. 80185), 14. June 1998. TELOSCH. EXS. NO. 104



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19392], U.S.A. North Dakota, McKenzie Co. Theodore Roosevelt National Park. North Unit. Along Little Missouri River near Bison Corral, 2 mi (3.2 km) SW of entrance station. On large old Populus deltoides along river, 595 m, 47°34'50'' N, 103°17'57''. Leg. et det. C. M. Wetmore (Nr. 80185), 14. June 1998. TELOSCH. EXS. NO. 104


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Crozon


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Crozon


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Crozon


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Crozon


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Crozon


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Crozon


Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Lesteven


Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Lesteven


Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Lesteven


Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Lesteven


Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Lesteven


Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Lesteven


Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Lesteven


Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=722&lang=en
France, Lesteven