ITALIC 7.0

Xanthocarpia interfulgens (Nyl.) Frödén, Arup & Søchting

in Arup & al., Nord. J. Bot., 31: 57, 2013. Basionym: Lecanora interfulgens Nyl. - Flora, 56: 340, 1878.

Synonyms: Caloplaca interfulgens (Nyl.) J. Steiner

Distribution: C - Sar (Rizzi & al. 2011). S - Camp (Ricciardi & al. 2000, Nimis & Tretiach 2004, Garofalo & al. 2010), Cal (Herb. Vondrák 10829), Si.

Description: Thallus crustose, episubstratic, yellow to yellow-orange, areolate-subsquamulose, without a distinct prothallus. Areoles of very different sizes and shapes, from granulose to subsquamulose, (0.3-)1-3(-4) mm wide, dispersed or contiguous, the smaller ones usually convex, otherwise flat or with an irregular-wrinkled surface, the peripheral ones sometimes elongate and/or lobulate at margin. Apothecia zeorine, sessile, 0.3-0.5(-0.6) mm across, with an orange, concave to flat disc, and a smooth to crenulate, persistent proper margin. Proper exciple prosoplectenchymatous, 120-150 µm wide; epithecium brownish yellow, 10-15(-20) µm high, K+ red; hymenium colourless, 90-120 µm high; paraphyses simple or forked, 1.5-2 µm thick at mid-level, the apical cells 3-5 µm wide; hypothecium colourless. Asci (4-)6-8-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, 14.5-20(-23) x 5-7(-8) µm, the equatorial thickening (“septum”) 1-3(-4) µm. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: thallus and apothecia K+ red, C-, KC-, P-. Chemistry: thallus and apothecia with parietin (major), fallacinal, emodin, teloschistin and parietinic acid (minor), corresponding with chemosyndrome A of Søchting (1997).

Note: a species ranging from Central Asia to the Mediterranean Region, found on sun-exposed calcareous, more rarely basic siliceous rocks wetted by rain in at least seasonally dry habitats. Most records from southern Europe, including those from Italy, need to be checked.

Growth form: Crustose

Substrata: rocks

Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia

Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual

Poorly known taxon in need of further study

Commonnes-rarity: (info)

Alpine belt: absent

Subalpine belt: absent

Oromediterranean belt: absent

Montane belt: absent

Submediterranean belt: absent

Padanian area: absent

Humid submediterranean belt: absent

Humid mediterranean belt: very rare

Dry mediterranean belt: rare

pH of the substrata:

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Solar irradiation:

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Aridity:

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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

Jan Vondrak - Source: https://botanika.prf.jcu.cz/lichenology/index.php?pg=8&cat=32&idx=11297

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

Herbarium: TSB (17238)
2001/11/13

Jan Vondrak - Source: https://botanika.prf.jcu.cz/lichenology/index.php?pg=8&cat=32&idx=11297

Jan Vondrak - Source:https://botanika.prf.jcu.cz/lichenology/index.php?pg=8&cat=32&idx=11297