Villophora microphyllina (Tuck.) S.Y. Kondr.

in Kondratyuk & al., Ukr. Bot. J., 72, 6: 582, 2015. Basionym: Placodium microphyllinum Tuck. - Syn. North Amer. Lich., 1: 174, 1882.
Synonyms: Caloplaca microphyllina (Tuck.) Hasse; Tayloriellina microphyllina (Tuck.) Søchting & Arup
Description: Thallus crustose-areolate to minutely subsquamulose, episubstratic, orange to brownish orange, the areoles flat, distinctly lobed at least in the peripheral part of thalli, with granular soredia in delimited or irregular, laminal or marginal soralia. Upper cortex paraplectenchymatous, 16-35 µm thick; medulla poorly developed, without granules. Apothecia zeorine, adnate, 0.2-1 mm across, with a flat, orange, epruinose disc, a thin proper margin concolorous with disc (or slightly paler), and a persistent, slightly raised thalline margin concolorous with thallus. Proper exciple paraplectenchymatous, extending below the hypothecium; epithecium orange-yellow, K+ red; hymenium colourless; paraphyses often branched in upper part, the terminal cells slightly swollen; hypothecium colourless. Asci 8-spored, cylindrical-clavate, Teloschistes-type. Ascospores 2-celled, polarilocular, hyaline, ellipsoid, (10-)11-14 x (4-)5.5(-7) µm, the equatorial thickening (“septum”) 3-4 µm. Pycnidia mostly immersed, darker orange than thallus. Conidia bacilliform. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: thallus and apothecia K+ red, C-, KC-, P-. Chemistry: thallus and apothecia with parietin, fallacinal, emodin, and teloschistin.
Growth form: Crustose
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly asexual, by soredia, or soredia-like structures (e.g. blastidia)
Subcontinental: restricted to areas with a dry-subcontinental climate (e.g. dry Alpine valleys, parts of Mediterranean Italy)

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

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Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19404], USA, Nebraska, Scotts Bluff Co., Scotts Bluff National Monument, on top of bluff in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) area, 1403 m, 41°15'17'' N, 103°42'04'' W, on pine snag. Leg. C. M. Wetmore (No. 77577), 2. July 1997. TELOSCHIST. EXS. NO. 111


P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (13321)
2001/11/13


P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (13321)
2001/11/13


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19404], USA, Nebraska, Scotts Bluff Co., Scotts Bluff National Monument, on top of bluff in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) area, 1403 m, 41°15'17'' N, 103°42'04'' W, on pine snag. Leg. C. M. Wetmore (No. 77577), 2. July 1997. TELOSCHIST. EXS. NO. 111


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19404], USA, Nebraska, Scotts Bluff Co., Scotts Bluff National Monument, on top of bluff in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) area, 1403 m, 41°15'17'' N, 103°42'04'' W, on pine snag. Leg. C. M. Wetmore (No. 77577), 2. July 1997. TELOSCHIST. EXS. NO. 111


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19404], USA, Nebraska, Scotts Bluff Co., Scotts Bluff National Monument, on top of bluff in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) area, 1403 m, 41°15'17'' N, 103°42'04'' W, on pine snag. Leg. C. M. Wetmore (No. 77577), 2. July 1997. TELOSCHIST. EXS. NO. 111


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[19404], USA, Nebraska, Scotts Bluff Co., Scotts Bluff National Monument, on top of bluff in ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) area, 1403 m, 41°15'17'' N, 103°42'04'' W, on pine snag. Leg. C. M. Wetmore (No. 77577), 2. July 1997. TELOSCHIST. EXS. NO. 111


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030110037363V], USA, Minnesota, Clay Co: ca 3 mi E & 2 mi S of Glyndon, the Nature Conservancy’s Bluestern Prairie Preserve. 46°50.78’ M, 96°28.61’ W, 925 ft. On wooden shingles. Leg. M.K. Advaita (6629), 9. May 2008. LICH. EXS. MAGNICAMPORUM NO. 35


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030110037363V], USA, Minnesota, Clay Co: ca 3 mi E & 2 mi S of Glyndon, the Nature Conservancy’s Bluestern Prairie Preserve. 46°50.78’ M, 96°28.61’ W, 925 ft. On wooden shingles. Leg. M.K. Advaita (6629), 9. May 2008. LICH. EXS. MAGNICAMPORUM NO. 35


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030110037363V], USA, Minnesota, Clay Co: ca 3 mi E & 2 mi S of Glyndon, the Nature Conservancy’s Bluestern Prairie Preserve. 46°50.78’ M, 96°28.61’ W, 925 ft. On wooden shingles. Leg. M.K. Advaita (6629), 9. May 2008. LICH. EXS. MAGNICAMPORUM NO. 35


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030110037363V], USA, Minnesota, Clay Co: ca 3 mi E & 2 mi S of Glyndon, the Nature Conservancy’s Bluestern Prairie Preserve. 46°50.78’ M, 96°28.61’ W, 925 ft. On wooden shingles. Leg. M.K. Advaita (6629), 9. May 2008. LICH. EXS. MAGNICAMPORUM NO. 35


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030110037363V], USA, Minnesota, Clay Co: ca 3 mi E & 2 mi S of Glyndon, the Nature Conservancy’s Bluestern Prairie Preserve. 46°50.78’ M, 96°28.61’ W, 925 ft. On wooden shingles. Leg. M.K. Advaita (6629), 9. May 2008. LICH. EXS. MAGNICAMPORUM NO. 35


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030110037363V], USA, Minnesota, Clay Co: ca 3 mi E & 2 mi S of Glyndon, the Nature Conservancy’s Bluestern Prairie Preserve. 46°50.78’ M, 96°28.61’ W, 925 ft. On wooden shingles. Leg. M.K. Advaita (6629), 9. May 2008. LICH. EXS. MAGNICAMPORUM NO. 35


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030110037363V], USA, Minnesota, Clay Co: ca 3 mi E & 2 mi S of Glyndon, the Nature Conservancy’s Bluestern Prairie Preserve. 46°50.78’ M, 96°28.61’ W, 925 ft. On wooden shingles. Leg. M.K. Advaita (6629), 9. May 2008. LICH. EXS. MAGNICAMPORUM NO. 35


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030110037363V], USA, Minnesota, Clay Co: ca 3 mi E & 2 mi S of Glyndon, the Nature Conservancy’s Bluestern Prairie Preserve. 46°50.78’ M, 96°28.61’ W, 925 ft. On wooden shingles. Leg. M.K. Advaita (6629), 9. May 2008. LICH. EXS. MAGNICAMPORUM NO. 35


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030110037363V], USA, Minnesota, Clay Co: ca 3 mi E & 2 mi S of Glyndon, the Nature Conservancy’s Bluestern Prairie Preserve. 46°50.78’ M, 96°28.61’ W, 925 ft. On wooden shingles. Leg. M.K. Advaita (6629), 9. May 2008. LICH. EXS. MAGNICAMPORUM NO. 35


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030110037363V], USA, Minnesota, Clay Co: ca 3 mi E & 2 mi S of Glyndon, the Nature Conservancy’s Bluestern Prairie Preserve. 46°50.78’ M, 96°28.61’ W, 925 ft. On wooden shingles. Leg. M.K. Advaita (6629), 9. May 2008. LICH. EXS. MAGNICAMPORUM NO. 35


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030110037363V], USA, Minnesota, Clay Co: ca 3 mi E & 2 mi S of Glyndon, the Nature Conservancy’s Bluestern Prairie Preserve. 46°50.78’ M, 96°28.61’ W, 925 ft. On wooden shingles. Leg. M.K. Advaita (6629), 9. May 2008. LICH. EXS. MAGNICAMPORUM NO. 35


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[BR5030038241231], USA, California, Joshuattree National Monument, on Juniperus californica. 33°58’ N, 116°04’ W, 1200 m. Leg. C. M. van Herk, 14.04.1995, det. A. Aptroot 1995.