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Monerolechia badia (Fr.) Kalb

Bibl. Lichenol., 88: 312, 2004. Basionym: Lecidea badia Fr. - Syst. Orb. Veget., 1: 287, 1825.

Synonyms: Buellia badia (Fr.) A. Massal.; Buellia bayrhofferi (Schaer.) H. Olivier; Buellia conioptiza (Nyl.) B. de Lesd.; Buellia duebenii (Fr.) Hellb.; Buellia pernigrans (Nyl.) Sandst.; Buellia schisticola H. Magn.; Catolechia badia (Fr.) Stein; Karschia bayrhofferi (Schaer.) Rehm; Lecidea bayrhofferi Schaer.; Lecidea conioptiza Nyl.; Lecidea pernigrans Nyl.; Monerolechia bayrhofferi (Schaer.) Trevis.; Rhizocarpon badium (Fr.) Sambo

Distribution: N - Ven, TAA (Hafellner 1979), Lomb, Piem (Favero-Longo & al. 2015), VA (Hafellner 1979, Piervittori & Isocrono 1999, Matteucci & al. 2015c), Lig (Brunialti & al. 1999, Ravera & al. 2022). C - Tosc, Marc (Nimis & Tretiach 1999), Laz, Sar (Monte 1993, Nöske 2000, Rizzi & al. 2011, Giordani & al. 2013, Neuwirth 2018, Brackel & Berger 2019). S - Camp, Pugl, Bas (Nimis & Tretiach 1999), Cal (Puntillo 1996, Brackel & Puntillo 2016, 2023), Si (Nimis & al. 1996b, Grillo & al. 1996, Grillo 1998, Grillo & Caniglia 2004, Brackel 2008b).

Description: Thallus squamulose to subcrustose, episubstratic, forming up to 1-2 cm wide patches, without a distinct prothallus, the squamules contiguous, 0.5-1 mm wide, usually convex, matt to shiny, epruinose, chestnut brown to rarely grey-brown, smooth. Cortex of anticlinally arranged, cellular hyphae, the terminal cells swollen, with brown caps, with a thin epinecral layer; medulla white, lacking calcium oxalate crystals, I-. Apothecia lecideine, black, 0.3-1 mm across, with an initially flat, then convex disc and a thin, finally excluded proper margin. Proper exciple narrow, poorly differentiated, Aethalea-type, the outer hyphae parallel, moderately swollen and usually strongly carbonized, the inner part paler; epithecium olive-brown to almost black; hymenium colourless, 50-80 µm high, not inspersed with oil droplets, K/I+ blue; paraphyses easily made free, simple to sparingly branched in upper part, 1.5-2.5 µm thick at mid-level, the apical cells 3-5 µm wide, with a dark brown cap; hypothecium deep reddish brown. Asci 8-spored, with a very thin or even indistinct amyloid layer above the axial body, which is conical with converging flanks (intermediate between the Bacidia and the Lecanora types). Ascospores 1-septate, not constricted at septum, brown, oblong to ellipsoid with obtuse ends, 10-15(-17) x 5-8.5 µm, the septum narrow, not thickening during spore ontogeny, the internal walls of uniform thickness, smooth but the outer wall weakly ornamented in old spores. Pycnidia rare, urceolate to globose. Conidia short-bacilliform, 4-5 x 1-1.5 µm. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: K-, C-, KC-, P-, UV-. Chemistry: without lichen substances.

Note: a holarctic, subtropical to boreal-montane lichen found on steeply inclined, base-rich siliceous rocks, which starts the life-cycle on other lichens, later becoming autonomous.

Growth form: Crustose

Substrata: rocks

Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia

Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual

paras crustose and foliose lichens

Commonnes-rarity: (info)

Alpine belt: absent

Subalpine belt: rare

Oromediterranean belt: rare

Montane belt: very rare

Submediterranean belt: extremely rare

Padanian area: absent

Humid submediterranean belt: very rare

Humid mediterranean belt: rather rare

Dry mediterranean belt: rare

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Poleotolerance:

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Altitudinal distribution:

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Predictive model

Herbarium samples

Index Fungorum GBIF

P.L. Nimis CC BY-SA 4.0

TSB 10161

Leif Stridvall - Source: http://www.stridvall.se/la/galleries.php (Courtesy: Anita Stridvall)

P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste

Herbarium: TSB (10161)
2001/11/01

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_M/Texte_M/Monerolechia_badia.htm

France, Névache - Hautes-Alpes
3/6/2017

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_M/Texte_M/Monerolechia_badia.htm

France, Névache - Hautes-Alpes
3/6/2017

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_M/Texte_M/Monerolechia_badia.htm

France, Névache - Hautes-Alpes
3/6/2017

Courtesy Danièle et Olivier Gonnet - Source: https://www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_M/Texte_M/Monerolechia_badia.htm

France, Névache - Hautes-Alpes
3/6/2017

Ulrich Kirschbaum CC BY-SA 4.0 - Source: https://www.thm.de/lse/ulrich-kirschbaum/flechtenbilder

Central Europe; Germany: Hesse. (Ident: Eichler & Cezanne). On basaltic rocks (parasitizing on Xanthoparmelia spec.).