ITALIC 8.0

Variospora epierodens (Cl. Roux & M. Bertrand) Cl. Roux & M. Bertrand

In Roux & al., Bull. Soc. linn. Provence, 72: 174, 2021. Basionym: Caloplaca epierodens Cl. Roux & M. Bertrand - in Roux & al., Cat. Lich. France Métr. (2 éd.): 1216, 2017.

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Description: Thallus crustose, episubstratic, areolate or verrucose areolate, salmon orange, forming 0.4-1.5 cm wide patches on the thalli of Pyrenodesmia erodens. Areoles contiguous, mostly flat, 0.2-0.8(-1.1) mm wide, 0.15-0.5 mm thick, separated by deep cracks. Apothecia 0.2-1 mm across, orange to orange red, with a concolorous or slightly paler margin. Epithecium orange, K+ red; hymenium and hypothecium colourless. hyaline, very variable, Ascospores 2-celled, polarilocular, hyaline, ellipsoid to broadly ellipsoid, 9.5-16.5 x 5.5-10.5 µm, the equatorial thickening (“septum”) 2-5.5 µm. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: thallus and apothecia K+ red, C-, KC-, P-. Chemistry: Chemistry: thallus and apothecia with parietin (major), fallacinal, emodin, teloschistin and parietinic acid (minor), corresponding with chemosyndrome A of Søchting (1997).

Note: a recently-described species starting the life-cycle on Pyrenodesmia erodens; to be looked for in Italy.

Growth form: Crustose

Substrata: rocks

Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia

Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual

paras Pyrenodesmia erodens

Commonnes-rarity: (info)

Alpine belt: extremely rare

Subalpine belt: extremely rare

Oromediterranean belt: extremely rare

Montane belt: extremely rare

Submediterranean belt: extremely rare

Padanian area: absent

Humid submediterranean belt: extremely rare

Humid mediterranean belt: absent

Dry mediterranean belt: absent

pH of the substrata:

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Poleotolerance:

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Altitudinal distribution:

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Predictive model

Index Fungorum GBIF

S. Poumarat - Source: http://mycologie.catalogne.free.fr/lichens.htm

S. Poumarat - Source: http://mycologie.catalogne.free.fr/lichens.htm