Phlyctis agelaea (Ach.) Flot.

Bot. Zeit., 8: 574, 1850. Basionym: Lichen agelaeus Ach. - Lichenogr. Suec. Prodr.: 30, 1799.
Synonyms: Phlyctis italica Garov.; Phlyctis spilomatica (Schaer.) A. Massal. ?
Description: Thallus crustose, ecorticate, thinly episubstratic, continuous or more or less cracked or verrucose, white to grey-white, forming up to 5(-12) cm wide patches delimited by a white prothalline line. Apothecia deeply immersed, clustered by 2-4 at the center of flattened, irregular, powdery or granular, 0.2-0.5(-1) mm wide thalline warts which are usually mistaken for soralia; disc concave to flat, brown-grey to reddish brown, but covered by the granular warts; thalline margin white-granular. Proper exciple thin, grey, I+ pale blue, usually obscured by the thalline exciple; epithecium colourless to brownish, strongly granular; hymenium colourless, K/I+ blue; paraphyses simple or sparingly branched in upper part, not capitate, c. 1.5 μm wide at base, c. 2.5 μm at apex; hypothecium pale brown. Asci 2(-4)-spored, broadly clavate, thin-walled, not strongly thickened at apex, the outer wall K/I+ blue, the tholus I+ weakly blue. Ascospores strongly muriform, hyaline to finally yellow-brown, broadly ellipsoid, clearly apiculate, (35-)45-80(-85) x (12-)14-30(-35) µm, with a thin, I+ blue wall and a very thin perispore. Pycnidia immersed, black. Conidia simple, ellipsoid, straight to rarely curved, 6-8 x 3-4 µm. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: K+ yellow then slowly blood-red (needle-like crystals), C-, KC+ reddish, P+ yellow then orange-red, UV-. Chemistry: norstictic acid.
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: bark
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual

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

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Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
Image from: F. Schumm (2008) - Flechten Madeiras, der Kanaren und Azoren. Beck, OHG - ISBN: 978-3-00-023700-3


P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (11012)
2001/11/28


P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (11012)
2001/11/28


Leif Stridvall - Source: http://www.stridvall.se/la/galleries.php


Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17975], Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Kreis Göppingen, zwischen Nassach und Oberwälden, Waldweg zwischen Stärrerberg und Gaibhalden, 48.75491° N, 9.54289° E, 377 m, an Esche. Leg. Schumm 03.04.2012, det Schumm 2012.


Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17975], Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Kreis Göppingen, zwischen Nassach und Oberwälden, Waldweg zwischen Stärrerberg und Gaibhalden, 48.75491° N, 9.54289° E, 377 m, an Esche. Leg. Schumm 03.04.2012, det Schumm 2012.


Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17975], Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Kreis Göppingen, zwischen Nassach und Oberwälden, Waldweg zwischen Stärrerberg und Gaibhalden, 48.75491° N, 9.54289° E, 377 m, an Esche. Leg. Schumm 03.04.2012, det Schumm 2012.


Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17975], Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Kreis Göppingen, zwischen Nassach und Oberwälden, Waldweg zwischen Stärrerberg und Gaibhalden, 48.75491° N, 9.54289° E, 377 m, an Esche. Leg. Schumm 03.04.2012, det Schumm 2012.


Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17975], Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Kreis Göppingen, zwischen Nassach und Oberwälden, Waldweg zwischen Stärrerberg und Gaibhalden, 48.75491° N, 9.54289° E, 377 m, an Esche. Leg. Schumm 03.04.2012, det Schumm 2012.


Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17975], Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Kreis Göppingen, zwischen Nassach und Oberwälden, Waldweg zwischen Stärrerberg und Gaibhalden, 48.75491° N, 9.54289° E, 377 m, an Esche. Leg. Schumm 03.04.2012, det Schumm 2012.


Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17975], Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Kreis Göppingen, zwischen Nassach und Oberwälden, Waldweg zwischen Stärrerberg und Gaibhalden, 48.75491° N, 9.54289° E, 377 m, an Esche. Leg. Schumm 03.04.2012, det Schumm 2012.


Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17975], Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Kreis Göppingen, zwischen Nassach und Oberwälden, Waldweg zwischen Stärrerberg und Gaibhalden, 48.75491° N, 9.54289° E, 377 m, an Esche. Leg. Schumm 03.04.2012, det Schumm 2012.


Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[17975], Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Kreis Göppingen, zwischen Nassach und Oberwälden, Waldweg zwischen Stärrerberg und Gaibhalden, 48.75491° N, 9.54289° E, 377 m, an Esche. Leg. Schumm 03.04.2012, det Schumm 2012.


Manuel Gil
Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife


Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_P/Text_P_2/Phlyctis_agelaea.htm
France, 2012, session Normandie, gorges du Meillon, Le Vaudobin


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France, 16/9/2017 - Cortambert - Saône-et-Loire


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France, 16/9/2017 - Cortambert - Saône-et-Loire


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France, 16/9/2017 - Cortambert - Saône-et-Loire


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France, 16/9/2017 - Cortambert - Saône-et-Loire


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France, Landevennec


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France, Lesteven


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=452&lang=en
France, Lesteven


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=452&lang=en
France, Lesteven


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France, St. Julien


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France, Tromel


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France, Tromel


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=452&lang=en
France, Tromel


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=452&lang=en
France, Tromel


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France, Roscanvel


Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=452&lang=en
France, Roscanvel


Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=452&lang=en
France, Roscanvel


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France, Crozon


Jacques Haine - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=452&lang=en
France, Crozon


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France, Crozon


Wolfgang von Brackel - CC BY-4.0
Sporen - Italy, Cilento


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Sporen - Italy, Cilento


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Sporen - Italy, Cilento


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[VZR448], Italia. Insula Sardinia, Cagliari, reservatum naturae dictum Monte Arcosu, prope domum forestalem Casa Perdu Molis, 500 m. Ad corticem Quercus Ilicis. Leg. & det. A. Vezda, 29.8.1989. Ex A. Vezda: Lichenes Rariores Exsiccati Nr. 448.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[VZR448], Italia. Insula Sardinia, Cagliari, reservatum naturae dictum Monte Arcosu, prope domum forestalem Casa Perdu Molis, 500 m. Ad corticem Quercus Ilicis. Leg. & det. A. Vezda, 29.8.1989. Ex A. Vezda: Lichenes Rariores Exsiccati Nr. 448.


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