Astrothelium flavomeristosporum Aptroot



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[ABL15125], French Guyana, Montsinery, c. 20 km W of Cayenne, along forest track called „Risque tout“, 52°35’ W, 4°55’ N, 50 m, epiphytic in crown. Leg. A. Aptroot 03.1985, det. A. Aptroot.
Thallus corticate, smooth, somewhat shiny, continuous, greyish green, covering areas up to 9 cm diam., c. 0.2 mm thick, surrounded by a c. 0.1 mm wide black prothallus line, not inducing gall formation of the host bark. Ascomata globose, 0.8–1.2 mm diam., mostly single, occasionally 2 aggregated, in hemispherical brown pseudostromata without thallus cover. Wall carbonized, up to c. 120 μm thick. Ostioles apical, concave, ochraceous to brown. Hamathecium yellow to orange (at least partly), inspersed with oil globules. Asci with 4–8 ascospores. Ascospores hyaline, muriform, ellipsoid, 140–200 × 25–30 μm, with distinctly thickened median septum, ends rounded, not surrounded by a gelatinous layer. Chemistry: Thallus and pseudostroma K–, UV–. TLC: No substances detected.



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[ABL15125], French Guyana, Montsinery, c. 20 km W of Cayenne, along forest track called „Risque tout“, 52°35’ W, 4°55’ N, 50 m, epiphytic in crown. Leg. A. Aptroot 03.1985, det. A. Aptroot.
Thallus corticate, smooth, somewhat shiny, continuous, greyish green, covering areas up to 9 cm diam., c. 0.2 mm thick, surrounded by a c. 0.1 mm wide black prothallus line, not inducing gall formation of the host bark. Ascomata globose, 0.8–1.2 mm diam., mostly single, occasionally 2 aggregated, in hemispherical brown pseudostromata without thallus cover. Wall carbonized, up to c. 120 μm thick. Ostioles apical, concave, ochraceous to brown. Hamathecium yellow to orange (at least partly), inspersed with oil globules. Asci with 4–8 ascospores. Ascospores hyaline, muriform, ellipsoid, 140–200 × 25–30 μm, with distinctly thickened median septum, ends rounded, not surrounded by a gelatinous layer. Chemistry: Thallus and pseudostroma K–, UV–. TLC: No substances detected.



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[ABL15125], French Guyana, Montsinery, c. 20 km W of Cayenne, along forest track called „Risque tout“, 52°35’ W, 4°55’ N, 50 m, epiphytic in crown. Leg. A. Aptroot 03.1985, det. A. Aptroot.
Thallus corticate, smooth, somewhat shiny, continuous, greyish green, covering areas up to 9 cm diam., c. 0.2 mm thick, surrounded by a c. 0.1 mm wide black prothallus line, not inducing gall formation of the host bark. Ascomata globose, 0.8–1.2 mm diam., mostly single, occasionally 2 aggregated, in hemispherical brown pseudostromata without thallus cover. Wall carbonized, up to c. 120 μm thick. Ostioles apical, concave, ochraceous to brown. Hamathecium yellow to orange (at least partly), inspersed with oil globules. Asci with 4–8 ascospores. Ascospores hyaline, muriform, ellipsoid, 140–200 × 25–30 μm, with distinctly thickened median septum, ends rounded, not surrounded by a gelatinous layer. Chemistry: Thallus and pseudostroma K–, UV–. TLC: No substances detected.



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[ABL15125], French Guyana, Montsinery, c. 20 km W of Cayenne, along forest track called „Risque tout“, 52°35’ W, 4°55’ N, 50 m, epiphytic in crown. Leg. A. Aptroot 03.1985, det. A. Aptroot.
Thallus corticate, smooth, somewhat shiny, continuous, greyish green, covering areas up to 9 cm diam., c. 0.2 mm thick, surrounded by a c. 0.1 mm wide black prothallus line, not inducing gall formation of the host bark. Ascomata globose, 0.8–1.2 mm diam., mostly single, occasionally 2 aggregated, in hemispherical brown pseudostromata without thallus cover. Wall carbonized, up to c. 120 μm thick. Ostioles apical, concave, ochraceous to brown. Hamathecium yellow to orange (at least partly), inspersed with oil globules. Asci with 4–8 ascospores. Ascospores hyaline, muriform, ellipsoid, 140–200 × 25–30 μm, with distinctly thickened median septum, ends rounded, not surrounded by a gelatinous layer. Chemistry: Thallus and pseudostroma K–, UV–. TLC: No substances detected.



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[Etayo30253], Panamá, Veraguas, Bahia Honda, Playa del Edén, (los Biólogos), manglar, 0 m. On tree bark in mangrove. Leg. J. Etayo (no 30253), 27.07.2001, det. A.Aptroot. ISOTYPE.
Thallus corticate, smooth, somewhat shiny, continuous, greyish green, covering areas up to 9 cm diam., c. 0.2 mm thick, surrounded by a c. 0.1 mm wide black prothallus line, not inducing gall formation of the host bark. Ascomata globose, 0.8–1.2 mm diam., mostly single, occasionally 2 aggregated, in hemispherical brown pseudostromata without thallus cover. Wall carbonized, up to c. 120 μm thick. Ostioles apical, concave, ochraceous to brown. Hamathecium yellow to orange (at least partly), inspersed with oil globules. Asci with 4–8 ascospores. Ascospores hyaline, muriform, ellipsoid, 140–200 × 25–30 μm, with distinctly thickened median septum, ends rounded, not surrounded by a gelatinous layer. Chemistry: Thallus and pseudostroma K–, UV–. TLC: No substances detected.



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[ABL27373], Brazil, Amapá, Flona, Floresta Nacional do Amapá, up stream of station. 0°58' N, 51°36' W, 30 m. On tree bark in primary tall forest. Leg. M. Cáceres & A. Aptroot (no 27373), 20 August 2015, det. A. Aptroot 2015.



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[ABL27373], Brazil, Amapá, Flona, Floresta Nacional do Amapá, up stream of station. 0°58' N, 51°36' W, 30 m. On tree bark in primary tall forest. Leg. M. Cáceres & A. Aptroot (no 27373), 20 August 2015, det. A. Aptroot 2015.