Miriquidica atrofulva (Sommerf.) A.J. Schwab & Rambold

in Rambold & Schwab, Nord. J. Bot., 117: 118, 1990. Basionym: Lecidea atrofulva Sommerf. - Suppl. Fl. Lapp.: 143, 1826.
Synonyms: Lecidea atriuscula H. Magn.
Distribution: N - TAA (Rambold & Schwab 1990).
Description: Thallus crustose, episubstratic, of scattered, yellowish brown to rust-coloured, 0.2-1 mm wide, usually convex areoles arising on a grey to black prothallus, sorediate. Soralia relatively well-delimited, blue-grey to blackish, crateriform to tuberculate. Medulla white, I-. Apothecia very rare, lecideine, 0.2-0.6 mm across, sessile and constricted at base, with a brown-black to black, glossy, epruinose disc and a thin proper margin. Proper exciple dark brown to dark aeruginose green in outer part, colourless within, of radially arranged hyphae with swollen cells; epithecium olive-brown to pale brown; hymenium colourless, 45-65 μm high, I+ blue; paraphyses mainly simple, 1-2 μm thick at mid-level, the apical cells not markedly swollen, with a dark cap, 3-4.5 μm wide; hypothecium colourless. Asci 8-spored, clavate, approaching the Lecanora-type, but with a well-developed, weakly amyloid tholus and a relatively narrow, non-amyloid axial mass. Ascospores 1-celled, hyaline, broadly ellipsoid to subglobose, 8-12 x 5-8 μm. Pycnidia black, immersed in the thallus. Conidia thread-like, curved, 18-22 x 0.6-0.9 μm. Photobiont chlorococcoid. Spot tests: thallus and soralia K+ yellow, C-, KC-, P+ yellow (reactions often more evident on and around the soralia). Chemistry: stictic acid (major), cryptostictic and sometimes norstictic acid (minor or traces).
Note: a circum- and bipolar lichen of metal-rich rocks, with optimum near and above treeline; mostly sterile and therefore perhaps overlooked in the Alps, but never common.
Growth form: Crustose
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly asexual, by soredia, or soredia-like structures (e.g. blastidia)
Species of metal-rich rocks

Commonnes-rarity: (info)

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

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Predictive model

Felix Schumm- CC BY-SA 4.0
[19725], Suecia, Härjedalen, Tännäs Paroecia, Gurvvålen prope Mittåkläppen, 900 m, in rupibus prope metalla cupri vetusta. Leg. R. Santesson (Nr. 25152). V ZDA: LICHENES SELECTI EXSICCATI 1533



P.L. Nimis; Owner: Department of Life Sciences, University of Trieste
Herbarium: TSB (9474)
2001/11/26


Felix Schumm- CC BY-SA 4.0
[19725], Suecia, Härjedalen, Tännäs Paroecia, Gurvvålen prope Mittåkläppen, 900 m, in rupibus prope metalla cupri vetusta. Leg. R. Santesson (Nr. 25152). V ZDA: LICHENES SELECTI EXSICCATI 1533


Felix Schumm- CC BY-SA 4.0
[19725], Suecia, Härjedalen, Tännäs Paroecia, Gurvvålen prope Mittåkläppen, 900 m, in rupibus prope metalla cupri vetusta. Leg. R. Santesson (Nr. 25152). V ZDA: LICHENES SELECTI EXSICCATI 1533


Felix Schumm- CC BY-SA 4.0
[19725], Suecia, Härjedalen, Tännäs Paroecia, Gurvvålen prope Mittåkläppen, 900 m, in rupibus prope metalla cupri vetusta. Leg. R. Santesson (Nr. 25152). V ZDA: LICHENES SELECTI EXSICCATI 1533
no lichen substances



Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[12056], Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Untere Saar, Kreis Trier-Saarburg, nahe dem Gipfel des Maunert nördlich von Taben-Rodt; Taunusquarzit, 49°33.548' N, 6°35.018' E, 417 m. TK 6405. Leg. Schumm Blam- Exkursion 26.08.2005, det. Schumm 08.2005



Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[12056], Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Untere Saar, Kreis Trier-Saarburg, nahe dem Gipfel des Maunert nördlich von Taben-Rodt; Taunusquarzit, 49°33.548' N, 6°35.018' E, 417 m. TK 6405. Leg. Schumm Blam- Exkursion 26.08.2005, det. Schumm 08.2005



Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[12056], Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Untere Saar, Kreis Trier-Saarburg, nahe dem Gipfel des Maunert nördlich von Taben-Rodt; Taunusquarzit, 49°33.548' N, 6°35.018' E, 417 m. TK 6405. Leg. Schumm Blam- Exkursion 26.08.2005, det. Schumm 08.2005



Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[12056], Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Untere Saar, Kreis Trier-Saarburg, nahe dem Gipfel des Maunert nördlich von Taben-Rodt; Taunusquarzit, 49°33.548' N, 6°35.018' E, 417 m. TK 6405. Leg. Schumm Blam- Exkursion 26.08.2005, det. Schumm 08.2005



Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[12056], Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Untere Saar, Kreis Trier-Saarburg, nahe dem Gipfel des Maunert nördlich von Taben-Rodt; Taunusquarzit, 49°33.548' N, 6°35.018' E, 417 m. TK 6405. Leg. Schumm Blam- Exkursion 26.08.2005, det. Schumm 08.2005



Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[12056], Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Untere Saar, Kreis Trier-Saarburg, nahe dem Gipfel des Maunert nördlich von Taben-Rodt; Taunusquarzit, 49°33.548' N, 6°35.018' E, 417 m. TK 6405. Leg. Schumm Blam- Exkursion 26.08.2005, det. Schumm 08.2005



Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[12056], Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Untere Saar, Kreis Trier-Saarburg, nahe dem Gipfel des Maunert nördlich von Taben-Rodt; Taunusquarzit, 49°33.548' N, 6°35.018' E, 417 m. TK 6405. Leg. Schumm Blam- Exkursion 26.08.2005, det. Schumm 08.2005



Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[12056], Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Untere Saar, Kreis Trier-Saarburg, nahe dem Gipfel des Maunert nördlich von Taben-Rodt; Taunusquarzit, 49°33.548' N, 6°35.018' E, 417 m. TK 6405. Leg. Schumm Blam- Exkursion 26.08.2005, det. Schumm 08.2005



Felix Schumm – CC BY-SA 4.0
[12056], Germany, Rheinland-Pfalz, Untere Saar, Kreis Trier-Saarburg, nahe dem Gipfel des Maunert nördlich von Taben-Rodt; Taunusquarzit, 49°33.548' N, 6°35.018' E, 417 m. TK 6405. Leg. Schumm Blam- Exkursion 26.08.2005, det. Schumm 08.2005


Leif Stridvall - Source: http://www.stridvall.se/lichens/gallery/
Courtesy: Anita Stridvall


Leif Stridvall - Source: http://www.stridvall.se/lichens/gallery/
Courtesy: Anita Stridvall


Leif Stridvall - Source: http://www.stridvall.se/lichens/gallery/
Courtesy: Anita Stridvall



P.L. Nimis - CC BY-SA 4.0
TSB 42009



P.L. Nimis - CC BY-SA 4.0
TSB 42009