ITALIC 8.0

Clauzadea metzleri (Körb.) D. Hawksw.

Clauzade & Cl. Roux ex D. Hawksw. in Coppins & al., Lichenologist, 24: 367, 1992. Basionym: Biatora metzleri Körb. - Parerga Lichenol.: 162, 1860.

Synonyms: Lecidea metzleri (Körb.) Th. Fr.; Lecidea oolithina Nyl.; Protoblastenia metzleri (Körb.) J. Steiner

Distribution: N - VG, Frl (TSB 6402), Ven (Nascimbene & Caniglia 2003c), TAA (Meyer 2002), Lomb, Emil (Nimis & al. 1996, Fariselli & al. 2020), Lig (Meyer 2002, Giordani & al. 2016). C - Tosc (TSB 38214), Marc (Nimis & Tretiach 1999), Umb (Genovesi & Ravera 2001, Ravera & al. 2006), Laz, Abr (Nimis & Tretiach 1999, Meyer 2002, Gheza & al. 2021), Mol (Nimis & Tretiach, 1999, 2004, Caporale & al. 2008), Sar. S - Camp (Aprile & al. 2003, 2003b, Nimis & Tretiach 2004), Pugl (Nimis & Tretiach 1999, Meyer 2002), Bas (Nimis & Tretiach 1999), Cal (Puntillo 1996), Si (Nimis & al. 1994, Grillo & Caniglia 2004, Caniglia & Grillo 2005, 2006).

Description: Thallus crustose, endosubstratic or rarely thinly episubstratic, white, pale grey or pale ochre-coloured, usually poorly evident. Apothecia lecideine, 0.3-0.8(-1.2) mm across, half to three quarters immersed in shallow pits in the rock, with a black (purple black when wet), epruinose, flat to slightly convex disc, and a thin, black (also when wet), slightly raised, usually persistent proper margin. Proper exciple thin, poorly developed, reddish brown in outer part, colourless to rarely pale brown within, of radially arranged hyphae, 20-85 µm thick laterally; epithecium ochre-brown to red-brown; hymenium colourless, 90-150 µm high, I+ partly pale blue; paraphyses sparingly branched and anastomosing, septate but not moniliform, 4-6 µm thick at mid-level, scarcely or not swollen at apex; hypothecium colourless to pale ochraceous brown, I-. Asci 8-spored, cylindrical-clavate, with a K/I+ blue outer layer and apical dome, and a central, K/I+ darker blue tube, Porpidia-type. Ascospores 1-celled, hyaline, ellipsoid to pear-shaped, (15-)16-23(-28) x 6-10(-12) µm, often guttulate, with a > 1 µm thick, gelatinous perispore when young, the wall of old spores not warted. Pycnidia black, laminal, isolated or clustered, partially immersed. Conidia bacilliform 4-5 x 1-1.5 µm, with apical and lateral conidiogenesis. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: thallus K-, C-, KC-, P-, UV-. Chemistry: without lichen substances.

Note: a mainly temperate, holarctic early coloniser of small calcareous pebbles in dry grasslands, widespread and locally common throughout Italy, especially below the montane belt.

Growth form: Crustose

Substrata: rocks

Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia

Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual

Pioneer species

Commonnes-rarity: (info)

Alpine belt: absent

Subalpine belt: absent

Oromediterranean belt: rather rare

Montane belt: rather common

Submediterranean belt: common

Padanian area: very rare

Humid submediterranean belt: common

Humid mediterranean belt: rather common

Dry mediterranean belt: rather rare

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Predictive model

Herbarium samples

Index Fungorum GBIF

Pier Luigi Nimis - CC BY-SA 4.0

TSB 11557

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

Herbarium: TSB (38215)
2008.02.25

Harrie Sipman

Thasos, Greece