Kuettlingeria fuscoatroides (J. Steiner) I.V. Frolov, Vondrák & Arup

in Frolov & al., J. Syst. Evol. 59, 3: 468, 2020. Basionym: Caloplaca fuscoatroides J. Steiner - Verh. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien, 69: 69, 1919.
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Distribution: N - Emil (Fariselli & al. 2020), Lig (Herb. Vondrák 10799). C - Tosc, Laz (Genovesi & al. 2011, Roccardi & al. 2014), Sar (Rizzi & al. 2011, Frolov & al. 2020). S - Cal (Herb. Vondrák 10762), Si.
Description: Thallus crustose, episubstratic, dark grey to almost black, rimose or usually areolate, 0.1-0.35 mm thick, the marginal areoles larger and almost subsquamulose, sometimes delimited by a black prothallus. Cortex thin, paraplectenchymatous, the upper part grey, K+ faintly violet in section; medulla poorly developed. Apothecia zeorine, rusty red but tending to turn lead-grey to blackish, 0.3-1.5 mm across, with a flat to finally convex disc, and a raised, persistent, concolorous or paler proper margin. Proper exciple prosoplectenchymatous; epithecium orange-brown, K+ red, C+ purple; hymenium and hypothecium colourless; paraphyses slightly swollen at apices. Asci 8-spored, cylindrical-clavate, functionally unitunicate, apically thickened with a broad internal beak, the inner part of apex and external cap I+ blue, Teloschistes-type. Ascospores 2-celled, polarilocular, hyaline, ellipsoid, 13-18 x 7-10 µm. the equatorial thickening (“septum”) 3.5-8 µm. Pycnidia dark grey to black, the wall K+ violet. Conidia bacilliform. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: thallus K+ faintly violet in section, C-, KC-, P-; apothecia K+ red, C+ purple. Chemistry: Sedifolia-grey pigment in thallus and pycnidia; chlorinated anthraquinones in both disc and margin of apothecia (always with fragilin and without citreorosein and emodinal).
Note: a widespread Mediterranean lichen found on base-rich siliceous rocks wetted by rain. The sample from Calabria was collected at Melito di Porto Salvo, Riaci Capo, on sandstone, that from Liguria near Levanto, Vernazza.
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual
Poorly known taxon in need of further study

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Alpine belt: absent
Subalpine belt: absent
Oromediterranean belt: absent
Montane belt: absent
Submediterranean belt: extremely rare
Padanian area: absent
Humid submediterranean belt: extremely rare
Humid mediterranean belt: very rare
Dry mediterranean belt: extremely rare

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Predictive model
Herbarium samples
Index Fungorum GBIF


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Jan Vondrak - Source:https://botanika.prf.jcu.cz/lichenology/index.php?pg=8&cat=32&idx=5727


Jan Vondrak - Source: https://botanika.prf.jcu.cz/lichenology/index.php?pg=8&cat=32&idx=4671



Andrea Moro; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Italy, Lazio, Roma, Ruines of ancient Tusculum, above Frascati
18/03/2017



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Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=1171&lang=en
France, Camaret


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=1171&lang=en
France, Trépassés


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=1171&lang=en
France, Iles Chausey


Joel Querellou - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=1171&lang=en
France, Le Conquet


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=1171&lang=en
France, Mousterlin


Bernard Bouffinier - Source: http://www.lichensmaritimes.org/index.php?task=fiche&lichen=1171&lang=en
France, Mousterlin


Source: Breuss O. 2008b. Bemerkungen zu einiger Arten der Flechtengattung Verrucaria. Sauteria, 15: 121-138. Author: Othmar Breuss