Flavoplaca polycarpa (A. Massal.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting

in Arup & al., Nord. J. Bot., 31: 46, 2013. Basionym: Callopisma aurantiacum var. polycarpum A. Massal. - Symmicta Lich.: 31, 1855.
Synonyms: Callopisma polycarpum (A. Massal.) A. Massal.; Caloplaca inconnexa var. verrucariarum Clauzade & Cl. Roux; Caloplaca polycarpa (A. Massal.) Zahlbr.; Caloplaca tenuatula f. athallina Clauzade & Cl. Roux nom. inval.; Caloplaca tenuatula subsp. verrucariarum (Clauzade & Cl. Roux) Clauzade & Cl. Roux
Distribution: N - VG (Castello 2002, Martellos & Castello 2004, Tretiach & al. 2007b), Frl, Ven (Lazzarin 2000b, Nascimbene & Marini 2007), Lomb, Piem (Isocrono & al. 2004), VA (Piervittori & Isocrono 1999), Emil (Fariselli & al. 2020), Lig (TSB 33572). C - Tosc (Paoli & al. 2014b), Marc (Nimis & Tretiach 1999), Umb (Nimis & Tretiach 1999, Ravera & al. 2006), Laz (Nimis & Tretiach 2004), Abr (Nimis & Tretiach 1999), Mol (Nimis & Tretiach 1999, Caporale & al. 2008, Genovesi & Ravera 2014), Sar. S - Camp (Garofalo & al. 1999, 2010, Aprile & al. 2003b, Nimis & Tretiach 2004), Pugl (Nimis & Tretiach 1999), Bas (Nimis & Tretiach 1999), Cal (Puntillo 1996), Si (Nimis & al. 1994, 1996b, Ottonello & al. 1994, Grillo 1998, Grillo & Caniglia 2004, Caniglia & Grillo 2005, 2006, Cataldo & Cannavò 2014).
Description: Thallus crustose, thinly episubstratic, well-delimited, forming up to 2 cm wide, at first round, then irregular patches on the thalli of endolithic Bagliettoa-species, usually dark orange to grey-orange (orange-yellow in shade-forms), often thinly and indistinctly lobulate at margins, the lobules 0.1-0.3 mm wide, several patches tending to merge, covering much larger surfaces. Cortex para- or prosoplectenchymatous, of thin-walled cells; medulla thin, indistinct, I-. Apothecia frequent, scattered to crowded, immersed to adnate, 0.15-0.4 mm wide, with a flat to slightly convex, dark orange disc, and a more or less concolorous or slightly paler proper margin. Proper exciple of irregularly radiating, thick-walled hyphae; epithecium orange, granular, K+ red; hymenium and hypothecium colourless; paraphyses usually simple, sometimes sparingly branched above, the upper cells enlarged. Asci 8-spored, cylindrical-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, 9-15 x (4-)5-8 μm, the equatorial thickening (“septum”) 3-7 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: sheltered situations, with optimum in open woodlands, in the Mediterranean belt confined to more humid-shaded situations, growing on the thalli of Bagliettoa-species with an involucrellum, especially B. parmigerella and B. parmigera (Roux in litt.). The species is morphologically variable but, pending further study, it is still treated here in a very broad sense (for a different arrangement see Roux & coll. 2014). In the past, it might have been confused with F. oasis, and Italian samples need revision.
Growth form: Crustose endolithic
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual
paras Bagliettoa spp.

Commonnes-rarity: (info)

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

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Predictive model
Herbarium samples


P.L. Nimis CC BY-SA 4.0
TSB 17024



P.L.Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (38166)
2008.02.23



P.L.Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (38166)
2008.02.23



P.L.Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (38189)
2008.02.23



P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst, Rocca di Monrupino (Rupingrande)
07.07.2016



Pier Luigi Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst, Val Rosandra, San Lorenzo near Belvedere
11/02/2017



Pier Luigi Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst, Val Rosandra, San Lorenzo near Belvedere
11/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst near Borgo Grotta Gigante
16/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst near Borgo Grotta Gigante
16/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst near Borgo Grotta Gigante
16/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst near Borgo Grotta Gigante
16/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst near Borgo Grotta Gigante
16/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst near Borgo Grotta Gigante
16/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst near Borgo Grotta Gigante
16/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Triedte
Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst, Rocca di Monrupino
20/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Triedte
Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst, Rocca di Monrupino
20/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Triedte
Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst, Rocca di Monrupino
20/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Triedte
Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst, Rocca di Monrupino
20/02/2017



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Triedte
Italy, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Trieste, Trieste Karst, Rocca di Monrupino
20/02/2017



Felix Schumm; Owner: CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm; Owner: CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm; Owner: CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm; Owner: CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[TSB_17024], Italy, Isole Pelagie, Lampedusa, Cala Madonna, on limestone. Leg. P.L. Nimis, 12.04.1992



P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (13842)
2001/12/18
on the host, Bagliettoa sp.


Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_F/Texte_F_1/Flavoplaca_polycarpa.htm
France, Combe de Vaumale, alt. 317 m - Murs - Vaucluse
23/05/2017


Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_F/Texte_F_1/Flavoplaca_polycarpa.htm
France, Combe de Vaumale, alt. 317 m - Murs - Vaucluse
23/05/2017


Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_F/Texte_F_1/Flavoplaca_polycarpa.htm
France, Combe de Vaumale, alt. 317 m - Murs - Vaucluse
23/05/2017


Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_F/Texte_F_1/Flavoplaca_polycarpa.htm
France, Combe de Vaumale, alt. 317 m - Murs - Vaucluse
23/05/2017


Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_F/Texte_F_1/Flavoplaca_polycarpa.htm
France, Combe de Vaumale, alt. 317 m - Murs - Vaucluse
23/05/2017