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Aspicilia scutellaris A. Massal.

Ric. Auton. Lich. Crost.: 38, 1852.

Synonyms: Lecanora scutellaris (A. Massal.) Jatta; Patellaria scutellaris (A. Massal.) Trevis.

Distribution: N - Ven, Emil (Fariselli & al. 2020), Lig.

Description: Thallus crustose, episubstratic, ash-grey, areolate. Apothecia aspicilioid, 1 per areole, at first immersed and urceolate, then sessile. Paraphyses with enlarged, brown apical cells. Asci 8-spored. Ascospores 1-celled (a few of them appearing 1-septate), hyaline, ellipsoid to narrowly ellipsoid, c. 15 x 6 μm. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests and chemistry: unknown.

Note: a very poorly known species of basaltic or calcareous rocks, also reported from Switzerland and France. According to Roux & coll. (2025) it does not belong to Aspicilia s.str.

Growth form: Crustose

Substrata: rocks

Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia

Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual

Poorly known taxon in need of further study

Commonnes-rarity: (info)

Alpine belt: absent

Subalpine belt: absent

Oromediterranean belt: absent

Montane belt: absent

Submediterranean belt: very rare

Padanian area: absent

Humid submediterranean belt: very rare

Humid mediterranean belt: absent

Dry mediterranean belt: absent

pH of the substrata:

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Solar irradiation:

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Aridity:

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Eutrophication:

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Poleotolerance:

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Altitudinal distribution:

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Predictive model

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A. Massalongo - Ricerche sull'Autonomia dei Licheni Crostosi, Fig. 65 - Public Domain