Hymenelia epulotica (Ach.) Lutzoni

in Lutzoni & Brodo, Bryologist, 20: 250, 1995. Basionym: Gyalecta epulotica Ach. - Lichenogr. Univ.: 151, 1810.
Synonyms: Aspicilia epulotica (Ach.) Anzi; Hymenelia lithofraga A. Massal.; Ionaspis epulotica (Ach.) Blomb. & Forssell; Pinacisca epulotica (Ach.) Trevis.
Description: Thallus crustose, endosubstratic, continuous to finely rimose, pinkish orange, yellowish, brownish or grey, without a distinct prothallus. Apothecia immersed in the thallus and often separated by a circular crack, 0.2-0.7 mm across, rounded or irregular in outline, with an initially concave, then flat, pink to pale brown disc, and a rather evident, whitish margin. Proper exciple thin, poorly developed; epithecium colourless, K-, N-; hymenium colourless, (75-)100-120(-140) µm high; paraphyses simple or sparingly branched, submoniliform in upper part, the apical cells slightly swollen; hypothecium colourless. Asci 8-spored, cylindrical-clavate, the outer coat I+ blue, but the inner walls and apical dome K/I-. Ascospores 1-celled, hyaline, ellipsoid, 13-22 x 5-12 µm. Pycnidia immersed, pale, the wall colourless, N-. Conidia bacilliform. Photobiont trentepohlioid, the cells 10-18 µm wide. Spot tests: thallus K-, C-, KC-, P-, UV-. Chemistry: without lichen substances.
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual

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Alpine belt: very rare
Subalpine belt: rare
Montane belt: rather rare
Dry submediterranean belt: very rare
Humid submediterranean belt: very rare
Padanian area: absent

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[VZ1955], USA., Michigan. Delta County, in peninsula dicta Garden, Carbonean Point. Ad rupes calcareas ad litorem. Leg. et det. R. C. Harris (no. 1177). EX A. VEZDA LICHENES SELECTI EXSICCATI NR. 1955.