Protomicarea limosa (Ach.) Hafellner
in Hafellner & Türk, Stapfia, 76: 156, 2001. Basionym: Lecidea limosa Ach. - Lichenogr. Univ.: 182, 1810.
Synonyms: Lecidea borealis (Körb.) Anzi; Lecidea ementiens Nyl.; Lecidella borealis Körb.
Description: Thallus crustose, episubstratic, subgelatinous when wet, whitish grey to grey, granulose to small-areolate, the areoles mostly small, 0.2-0.6 mm wide, but sometimes becoming verrucose and up to 1 mm wide, contiguous, forming a more or less compact crust, sometimes with a white prothallus. Apothecia biatorine, black, round, sessile, (0.4-)0.5-0.8(-1) mm across, with a strongly convex disc, without a proper margin. Epithecium deep bluish green, the colour often extending down into the upper part of the hymenium, of radially arranged hyphae, K-; hymenium 45-65 μm high, at least partially green in upper part, I+ red; paraphyses coherent, mostly simple, 1.2-2 μm thick, scarcely thickened at apex; hypothecium patchily reddish brown, K+ brownish-orange. Asci 8-spored, cylindrical-clavate, the I+ blue tholus with a wide, I+ dark blue tube structure that expands towards the top, without a pale axial body, Psora-type. Ascospores 1-celled, hyaline, narrowly ellipsoid to fusiform, (8-)10-14(-15) x 3-4.5(-5) μm. Conidia bacilliform, 6-7 x c. 1.5 μm. Photobiont chlorococcoid, the cells 7-12 μm wide. Spot tests: thallus K-, C-, KC-, P+ orange-red. Chemistry: pannarin and triterpenoids.
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: soil, terricolous mosses, and plant debris
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: rather common
Subalpine belt: rather rare
Montane belt: absent
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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P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (21126)
2003/03/06

P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (25132)
2003/03/06

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (9156)
2003/03/19

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Austria: Alps. (Collected by F. Richter).

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[2991], Schweiz, Oberaar, Zingenstock, Südhang, großer Wang, ca.
2320 m. Leg. F. Schumm, 24.08.1979 (BLAM-Exkursion), det. F.
Schumm, 1983.

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[2991], Schweiz, Oberaar, Zingenstock, Südhang, großer Wang, ca.
2320 m. Leg. F. Schumm, 24.08.1979 (BLAM-Exkursion), det. F.
Schumm, 1983.

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4649], Österreich, Sellrainer Berge, südwestlich von Innsbruck, bei
der Drei-Seen-Hütte südöstlich von Kühtai, ca. 2450 m, an
Granit/Gneis, TK: 8732. Leg. F. Schumm, (BLAM-Exkursion)
04.08.1996, det. F. Schumm, 20.08.1997. - Epithecium. grün, 5 μm;
Hymenium hell 76 μm, Hypothecium gelb in K intensiver orange;
Sporen schmal, 8,7 x 2,4 μm; Thallus C-. P+ orange.

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4649], Österreich, Sellrainer Berge, südwestlich von Innsbruck, bei
der Drei-Seen-Hütte südöstlich von Kühtai, ca. 2450 m, an
Granit/Gneis, TK: 8732. Leg. F. Schumm, (BLAM-Exkursion)
04.08.1996, det. F. Schumm, 20.08.1997. - Epithecium. grün, 5 μm;
Hymenium hell 76 μm, Hypothecium gelb in K intensiver orange;
Sporen schmal, 8,7 x 2,4 μm; Thallus C-. P+ orange.
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: soil, terricolous mosses, and plant debris
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: rather common
Subalpine belt: rather rare
Montane belt: absent
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
Loading data...
Occurrence data
Predictive map

P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (21126)
2003/03/06

P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (25132)
2003/03/06

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (9156)
2003/03/19

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[20325], Austria, Kärnten, Eastern Alps, High Tauern, Goldberg Group, High Tauern Nationalpark, 7 km NW of the centre of Mallnitz, path from Tauernkreuz to Hagener Hütte, 47°01'22'' N, 13°05'32'' E, 2300 m, on soil. Leg. R. Türk (56664), 30.7.2016, det R. Türk. LICHENOTHECA GRAECENSIS NR. 471.

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder
Central Europe; Austria: Alps. (Collected by F. Richter).

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[2991], Schweiz, Oberaar, Zingenstock, Südhang, großer Wang, ca. 2320 m. Leg. F. Schumm, 24.08.1979 (BLAM-Exkursion), det. F. Schumm, 1983.

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[2991], Schweiz, Oberaar, Zingenstock, Südhang, großer Wang, ca. 2320 m. Leg. F. Schumm, 24.08.1979 (BLAM-Exkursion), det. F. Schumm, 1983.

Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[4649], Österreich, Sellrainer Berge, südwestlich von Innsbruck, bei der Drei-Seen-Hütte südöstlich von Kühtai, ca. 2450 m, an Granit/Gneis, TK: 8732. Leg. F. Schumm, (BLAM-Exkursion) 04.08.1996, det. F. Schumm, 20.08.1997. - Epithecium. grün, 5 μm; Hymenium hell 76 μm, Hypothecium gelb in K intensiver orange; Sporen schmal, 8,7 x 2,4 μm; Thallus C-. P+ orange.
