Julella lactea (A. Massal.) M.E. Barr

Sydowia, 38: 13, 1986. Basionym: Blastodesmia lactea A. Massal. - Ric. Auton. Lich. Crost.: 181, 1852.
Synonyms: Blastodesmia lactea var. deaureolata A. Massal.; Polyblastia lactea var. decipiens Bagl.; Polyblastiopsis lactea (A. Massal.) Zahlbr.; Sporodictyon lacteum (A. Massal.) Trevis.; Verrucaria lactea (A. Massal.) Garov.
Distribution: N - VG (TSB 16147), Frl (UPS-L-168899), Ven (Lazzarin 2000b), TAA (Nascimbene & al. 2007b), Piem, Lig. C - Marc (Nimis & Tretiach 1999), Tosc, Laz.
Description: Thallus crustose, not lichenized, continuous, endosubstratic, whitish, smooth, dull. Perithecia hemispherical, black, semi-immersed in the thallus, c. 0.4-1 mm across. Involucrellum laterally spreading, of compacted hyphae mingled with bark cells, dark brown, K+ greenish, N-; exciple thin, pale brown; hamathecium of branched pseudoparaphyses anastomosing above the asci, c. 1 μm thick, not inspersed with oil droplets; hymenial gel non-amyloid. Asci 2-6-spored, cylindrical to clavate, thick-walled, the inner wall thickened towards apices, with a shallow, broad ocular chamber. Ascospores densely muriform, hyaline, long ellipsoid to clavate, 22-28 x 9-13 μm, with a c. 2-4 μm thick gelatinous perispore. Spot tests: thallus K-, C-, KC-, UV-. Chemistry: without lichen substances.
Note: a non-lichenized fungus growing on smooth bark, mostly of Fraxinus ornus. The record from Venezia Giulia is from Slovenia, but very close to the border.
Growth form: Fungus
Substrata: bark
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual
Pioneer species

Commonnes-rarity: (info)

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

pH of the substrata:

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Predictive model
Herbarium samples


Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL26077], USA, Florida, Dade County Homestead, along 248 street, 187 ave, on tree along road. 25°30’ N, 80°30’ W, 10 m. Leg. A. & M. Aptroot (no 26077), 2-7.06.1989, det. A. Aptroot, 1989.


Source: Keissler K. von 1938. Pyrenulaceae, Mycoporaceae, Coniocarpineae. In: Rabenhorst G L: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. 2nd, IX, Die Flechten, Abt. 1, 2. Gebr. Borntraeger, Leipzig, pp. 1-846.


Source: Keissler K. von 1938. Pyrenulaceae, Mycoporaceae, Coniocarpineae. In: Rabenhorst G L: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. 2nd, IX, Die Flechten, Abt. 1, 2. Gebr. Borntraeger, Leipzig, pp. 1-846.


Author: André Aptroot. Source: http://www.tropicallichens.net/ CC BY-SA-NC


Source: Keissler K. von 1938. Pyrenulaceae, Mycoporaceae, Coniocarpineae. In: Rabenhorst G L: Kryptogamen-Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz. 2nd, IX, Die Flechten, Abt. 1, 2. Gebr. Borntraeger, Leipzig, pp. 1-846.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL26077], USA, Florida, Dade County Homestead, along 248 street, 187 ave, on tree along road. 25°30’ N, 80°30’ W, 10 m. Leg. A. & M. Aptroot (no 26077), 2-7.06.1989, det. A. Aptroot, 1989.


André Aptroot http://www.tropicallichens.net/ CC BY-SA-NC



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL26077], USA, Florida, Dade County Homestead, along 248 street, 187 ave, on tree along road. 25°30’ N, 80°30’ W, 10 m. Leg. A. & M. Aptroot (no 26077), 2-7.06.1989, det. A. Aptroot, 1989.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL26077], USA, Florida, Dade County Homestead, along 248 street, 187 ave, on tree along road. 25°30’ N, 80°30’ W, 10 m. Leg. A. & M. Aptroot (no 26077), 2-7.06.1989, det. A. Aptroot, 1989.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL26077], USA, Florida, Dade County Homestead, along 248 street, 187 ave, on tree along road. 25°30’ N, 80°30’ W, 10 m. Leg. A. & M. Aptroot (no 26077), 2-7.06.1989, det. A. Aptroot, 1989.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL26077], USA, Florida, Dade County Homestead, along 248 street, 187 ave, on tree along road. 25°30’ N, 80°30’ W, 10 m. Leg. A. & M. Aptroot (no 26077), 2-7.06.1989, det. A. Aptroot, 1989.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL26077], USA, Florida, Dade County Homestead, along 248 street, 187 ave, on tree along road. 25°30’ N, 80°30’ W, 10 m. Leg. A. & M. Aptroot (no 26077), 2-7.06.1989, det. A. Aptroot, 1989.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL26077], USA, Florida, Dade County Homestead, along 248 street, 187 ave, on tree along road. 25°30’ N, 80°30’ W, 10 m. Leg. A. & M. Aptroot (no 26077), 2-7.06.1989, det. A. Aptroot, 1989.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL26077], USA, Florida, Dade County Homestead, along 248 street, 187 ave, on tree along road. 25°30’ N, 80°30’ W, 10 m. Leg. A. & M. Aptroot (no 26077), 2-7.06.1989, det. A. Aptroot, 1989.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL57293], China, Yunnan Prov., Xishuangbanna, Menglun, Tropical Botanical Garden, Hevea plantation, on Hevea brasiliensis, 550 m, 21°55’321’’ N, 101°16’06’’ E. Leg. A. Aptroot (no 57293), 1.11.2002, det. A. Aptroot, 2003.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL57293], China, Yunnan Prov., Xishuangbanna, Menglun, Tropical Botanical Garden, Hevea plantation, on Hevea brasiliensis, 550 m, 21°55’321’’ N, 101°16’06’’ E. Leg. A. Aptroot (no 57293), 1.11.2002, det. A. Aptroot, 2003.



Felix Schumm - CC BY-SA 4.0
[ABL57293], China, Yunnan Prov., Xishuangbanna, Menglun, Tropical Botanical Garden, Hevea plantation, on Hevea brasiliensis, 550 m, 21°55’321’’ N, 101°16’06’’ E. Leg. A. Aptroot (no 57293), 1.11.2002, det. A. Aptroot, 2003.