Lepra corallina (L.) Hafellner
in Hafellner & Türk, Stapfia, 104: 171, 2016. Basionym: Lichen corallinus L. - Mantissa Plant., 1: 131, 1767.
Synonyms: Marfloraea corallina (L.) S. Y. Kondr., L. Lőkös & J.-S. Hur; Pertusaria corallina (L.) Arnold; Pertusaria corallina var. verruculosa Erichsen; Pertusaria dealbata f. corallina (L.) Cromb.; Pertusaria harmandii M. Choisy; Pertusaria subdubia Nyl.; Pertusaria syncarpa var. corallina Mudd; Variolaria corallina (L.) Ach.
Description: Thallus crustose, episubstratic, continuous to rimose, grey, sometimes with a pale yellowish brown tinge towards the centre, 1.5-4 mm thick, isidiate, forming up to 12(-15) cm wide patches, often delimited by a whitish prothallus. Medulla white, not amyloid. lsidia abundant, cylindrical or tapering from base, simple or coralloid, up to 1.5(-2) mm high, 0.1-0.3 mm thick, irregularly oriented, with concolourous tips. Apothecia very rare, immersed in number of 2-4(-10) into heavily pruinose, up to 1.5(-2) mm wide thalline warts which are constricted at base, the disc at first punctiform, later more or less expanded and 0.3-0.5 mm across, pale to dark brown, often faintly white-pruinose. Hymenium colourless, the hymenial gel not or only weakly amyloid; paraphyses lax, branched and richly anastomosing; hypothecium colourless. Asci 2-spored, broadly cylindrical, the apex without a distinct ocular chamber, the outer sheath K/I+ blue, otherwise K/I–, with an inner extensible layer, Pertusaria-type. Ascospores 1-celled, hyaline, ellipsoid, 80-150(-180) x 40-80 μm, the wall 2-3 μm thick, not zoned nor striate. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: thallus K+ bright yellow to yellow-orange, C-, KC+ more or less faintly yellow, P+ yellow-orange, UV-. Chemistry: thamnolic acid.
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly asexual, by isidia, or isidia-like structures (e.g. schizidia)
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: rare
Subalpine belt: rather rare
Montane belt: very rare
Dry submediterranean belt: absent
Humid submediterranean belt: absent
Padanian area: absent
pH of the substrata:
1 2 3 4 5
Solar irradiation:
1 2 3 4 5
Aridity:
1 2 3 4 5
Eutrophication:
1 2 3 4 5
Poleotolerance:
0 1 2 3
Altitudinal distribution:
1 2 3 4 5 6
Rarity
absent
extremely rare
very rare
rare
rather rare
rather common
common
very common
extremely common
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[4633], Österreich, Sellrainer Berge, südwestlich von Innsbruck, bei der Drei-Seen-Hütte südöstlich von Kühtai, ca. 2450 m, an Granit/Gneis, TK 8732. Leg. et det. F. Schumm, 04.08.1996.

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4633], Österreich, Sellrainer Berge, südwestlich von Innsbruck, bei der Drei-Seen-Hütte südöstlich von Kühtai, ca. 2450 m, an Granit/Gneis, TK 8732. Leg. et det. F. Schumm, 04.08.1996.
th: thamnolic acid, 1: terpene, conf. J.A. Elix

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4710], Baden-Württemberg, Schwarzwald, Kreis Schramberg, westliche Talseite im Schiltachtal, 3 km südl. Schramberg, 550 m, auf Silikatgestein 7716/SW Wirth & Schwarz 21.11.1992 Wirth Foto

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4710], Baden-Württemberg, Schwarzwald, Kreis Schramberg, westliche Talseite im Schiltachtal, 3 km südl. Schramberg, 550 m, auf Silikatgestein 7716/SW Wirth & Schwarz 21.11.1992 Wirth Foto

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4633], Österreich, Sellrainer Berge, südwestlich von Innsbruck, bei der Drei-Seen-Hütte südöstlich von Kühtai, ca. 2450 m, an Granit/Gneis, TK 8732. Leg. et det. F. Schumm, 04.08.1996.

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France, sur roche siliceuse - session AFL 2005 en Lozère

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France, sur roche siliceuse - session AFL 2005 en Lozère

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France, session AFL 2013 dans le Forez

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France, session AFL 2013 dans le Forez

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France, Corse, Forêt de Tartagine

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[VZR174], Insula Canarienses, Tenerife. Las Montañas de Anaga, ad
margines pagi Taborno, 600 m. Ad saxa eruptiva. Leg. A. Vezda,
15.3.1994. EX A. VEZDA: LICHENES RARIORES EXSICCATI NR. 174.
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly asexual, by isidia, or isidia-like structures (e.g. schizidia)
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: rare
Subalpine belt: rather rare
Montane belt: very rare
Dry submediterranean belt: absent
Humid submediterranean belt: absent
Padanian area: absent
pH of the substrata:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Solar irradiation:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Aridity:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Eutrophication:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
Poleotolerance:
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Altitudinal distribution:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Rarity
absent
extremely rare
very rare
rare
rather rare
rather common
common
very common
extremely common
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Occurrence data
Predictive map

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4633], Österreich, Sellrainer Berge, südwestlich von Innsbruck, bei der Drei-Seen-Hütte südöstlich von Kühtai, ca. 2450 m, an Granit/Gneis, TK 8732. Leg. et det. F. Schumm, 04.08.1996.

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4633], Österreich, Sellrainer Berge, südwestlich von Innsbruck, bei der Drei-Seen-Hütte südöstlich von Kühtai, ca. 2450 m, an Granit/Gneis, TK 8732. Leg. et det. F. Schumm, 04.08.1996.
th: thamnolic acid, 1: terpene, conf. J.A. Elix

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4710], Baden-Württemberg, Schwarzwald, Kreis Schramberg, westliche Talseite im Schiltachtal, 3 km südl. Schramberg, 550 m, auf Silikatgestein 7716/SW Wirth & Schwarz 21.11.1992 Wirth Foto

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4710], Baden-Württemberg, Schwarzwald, Kreis Schramberg, westliche Talseite im Schiltachtal, 3 km südl. Schramberg, 550 m, auf Silikatgestein 7716/SW Wirth & Schwarz 21.11.1992 Wirth Foto

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4633], Österreich, Sellrainer Berge, südwestlich von Innsbruck, bei der Drei-Seen-Hütte südöstlich von Kühtai, ca. 2450 m, an Granit/Gneis, TK 8732. Leg. et det. F. Schumm, 04.08.1996.

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_L/Texte_L_4/Lepra_corallina.htm
France, sur roche siliceuse - session AFL 2005 en Lozère

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_L/Texte_L_4/Lepra_corallina.htm
France, sur roche siliceuse - session AFL 2005 en Lozère

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_L/Texte_L_4/Lepra_corallina.htm
France, session AFL 2013 dans le Forez

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France, session AFL 2013 dans le Forez

Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=264&lang=en
France, Corse, Forêt de Tartagine
