ITALIC 7.0

Chaenotheca chrysocephala (Ach.) Th. Fr.

Acta Reg. Soc. Sci. Upsal., ser. 3, 3: 250, 1860. Basionym: Calicium chrysocephalum Turner ex Ach. - Meth. Lich. Suppl.: 15, 1803.

Synonyms: Calicium chrysocephalum var. filare Ach.; Chaenotheca chrysocephala var. filaris (Ach.) Dalla Torre & Sarnth.; Cyphelium chrysocephalum (Ach.) De Not.; Phacotium chrysocephalum (Ach.) Trevis.

Distribution: N - Frl (Puntillo & Puntillo 2009), Ven (Nascimbene & Caniglia 1997, 2002c, 2003c, Caniglia & al. 1999, Nascimbene 2005c, 2008, 2011, Nascimbene & al. 2006e, 2013b, Nascimbene & Marini 2007, Puntillo & Puntillo 2009), TAA (Caniglia & al. 2002, Nascimbene & Caniglia 2002c, Nascimbene 2005b, 2006b, 2006c, 2008b, 2013, 2014, 2014c, Nascimbene & al. 2005, 2006, 2006c, 2007b, 2009, 2010, 2014, 2022. Stofer 2006, Thor & Nascimbene 2007, Puntillo & Puntillo 2009, Nascimbene & Marini 2015, Nimis & al. 2015, Trindade & al. 2021), Lomb (Dalle Vedove & al. 2004, Stofer 2006, Abramini & al. 2008, Puntillo & Puntillo 2009), Piem (Isocrono & al. 2004, Puntillo & Puntillo 2009), VA (Piervittori & Isocrono 1999, Matteucci & al. 2008, 2008c, Isocrono & al. 2008, Puntillo & Puntillo 2009), Emil (Brunialti & al. 2001), Lig (TSB 33638). C - Tosc (Benesperi & al. 2007, Puntillo & Puntillo 2009), Umb (Puntillo & Puntillo 2009), Laz (Puntillo & Puntillo 2009), Abr (Stofer 2006), Sar (Puntillo & Puntillo 2009). S - Camp (Puntillo & Puntillo 2009), Bas (Potenza 2006, Potenza & Fascetti 2012), Cal (Puntillo 1994, 1996, Puntillo & Puntillo 2009).

Description: Thallus crustose, bright yellow, of rounded, coarse, ecorticate granules or warts forming a more or less continuous crust. Outermost part of granules densely inspersed with minute, yellow crystals. Apothecia frequent, developing from the lower side of granules, stalked and pin-like, 0.6-1.4 mm tall. Stalk 0.04-0.09 mm thick, black to pale brown, with a yellow pruina at least in the upper part. Capitulum obovoid to obconical, 0.15-0.3 mm wide; exciple well developed, with a dense yellowish green pruina on the lower side; hypothecium broadly obconical, with a flat to slightly concave upper surface. Asci cylindrical, 14-19 x 2-3.5 µm, with a 5-9 µm long, narrow stalk, arising singly from ascogenous hyphae with hooks, degenerating early. Ascospores 1-celled, brown, uniseriate, short ellipsoid to globose, (6-)7-9 x 4-5 µm, with a coarse and irregular ornamentation, accumulating at the surface of the ascomata. Conidia 1-celled, 2-3 x c. 1 µm. Photobiont trebouxioid, with isodiametrical cells. Spot tests: thallus K-, C-, KC-, P-. Chemistry: apothecial pruina and thallus with vulpinic acid.

Note: a boreal-montane, circumpolar species found on the acid bark of both broad-leaved trees and conifers, more rarely on hard lignum, with optimum on conifers near treeline. Widespread and locally not rare throughout Italy.

Growth form: Crustose

Substrata: bark and lignum

Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia

Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual

In underhangs rarely wetted by rain

Commonnes-rarity: (info)

Alpine belt: absent

Subalpine belt: common

Oromediterranean belt: absent

Montane belt: rare

Submediterranean belt: absent

Padanian area: absent

Humid submediterranean belt: absent

Humid mediterranean belt: absent

Dry mediterranean belt: absent

pH of the substrata:

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Eutrophication:

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Poleotolerance:

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Altitudinal distribution:

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Predictive model

Herbarium samples

Index Fungorum GBIF

Courtesy: Olivier et Danièle Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_C/Textes_C5/Chaenotheca_chrysocephala.htm

France, Sur écorce d'Abies - Lans-en-Vercors - Isère
25/3/2018

P.L.Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste

Herbarium: TSB (36839)
2008.02.23

P.L.Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste

Herbarium: TSB (36839)
2008.02.25

P.L.Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste

Herbarium: TSB (33638)
2008.03.06

P.L.Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste

Herbarium: TSB (33638)
2008.03.06

Leif Stridvall - Source: http://www.stridvall.se/la/galleries.php (Courtesy: Anita Stridvall)

Leif Stridvall - Source: http://www.stridvall.se/lichens/gallery/

Courtesy: Anita Stridvall

Leif Stridvall - Source: http://www.stridvall.se/lichens/gallery/

Courtesy: Anita Stridvall

Pier Luigi Nimis - CC BY-SA 4.0

TSB 37226

Zahlbruckner A. 1926. Lichenes (Flechten). In: Engler A. (ed.): Die natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien. 2nd ed., vol 8, W. Engelmann, Leipzig, 270 pp.

P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste

Herbarium: TSB (11525)
2001/12/05

Walter Obermayer CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: Lichens of Noricum - http://lichens-of-noricum.uni-graz.at/

Austria
Hafellner 66759

Walter Obermayer CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: Lichens of Noricum - http://lichens-of-noricum.uni-graz.at/

Austria
Hafellner 66759

Courtesy: Olivier et Danièle Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_C/Textes_C5/Chaenotheca_chrysocephala.htm

France, Chamonix - Haute-Savoie
23/8/2015

Courtesy: Olivier et Danièle Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_C/Textes_C5/Chaenotheca_chrysocephala.htm

France, Chamonix - Haute-Savoie
23/8/2015

Courtesy: Olivier et Danièle Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_C/Textes_C5/Chaenotheca_chrysocephala.htm

France, Chamonix - Haute-Savoie
23/8/2015

Courtesy: Olivier et Danièle Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_C/Textes_C5/Chaenotheca_chrysocephala.htm

France, Chamonix - Haute-Savoie
23/8/2015

Courtesy: Olivier et Danièle Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_C/Textes_C5/Chaenotheca_chrysocephala.htm

France, Chamonix - Haute-Savoie
23/8/2015

Courtesy: Olivier et Danièle Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_C/Textes_C5/Chaenotheca_chrysocephala.htm

France, Sur écorce d'Abies - Lans-en-Vercors - Isère
25/3/2018

Courtesy: Olivier et Danièle Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_C/Textes_C5/Chaenotheca_chrysocephala.htm

France, Sur écorce d'Abies - Lans-en-Vercors - Isère
25/3/2018

D. Puntillo CC BY-SA 4.0

Jacquesa Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=734&lang=en

France, Ardennes

Jacquesa Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=734&lang=en

France, Ardennes

Jacquesa Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=734&lang=en

France, Ardennes

Jacquesa Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=734&lang=en

France, Ardennes

Jacquesa Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=734&lang=en

France, Ardennes

Jacquesa Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=734&lang=en

France, Ardennes