Dermatocarpon leptophyllodes (Nyl.) Zahlbr.
Cat. Lich. Univ., 1: 219, 1921. Basionym: Endocarpon leptophyllodes Nyl. - Flora, 59: 576, 1876.
Synonyms: Dermatocarpon diffractum (Th. Fr.) Blomb. & Forssell; Dermatocarpon lorenzianum Anders; Dermatocarpon miniatum var. diffractum Th. Fr.; Dermatocarpon phonolithicum Anders
Distribution: N - VA (Piervittori & al. 2004). S - Cal (Puntillo 1996).
Description: Thallus foliose, monophyllous, consisting of 1-4 mm wide, subumbilicate, usually densely aggregated lobes, forming over 3 cm wide patches. Upper surface grey, lower surface brown to dark brown, smooth. Upper cortex composed of cells aarranged in irregular vertical columns; epinecral layer (best visible along margins) of broken, air-filled cells; medulla white, I-. Perithecia black, immersed in the thallus, without involucrellum, 0.2-0.3 mm high and 0.16-1.26 mm wide. Exciple colourless except in the brown uppermost part; hamathecium of periphyses and periphysoids, interascal filaments absent; hymenial gel hemiamyloid. Asci 8-spored, cylindrical-clavate, fissitunicate, the wall thickened above, not amyloid. Ascospores 1-celled (to rarely 1-septate when overmature), hyaline. ellipsoid to narrowly ellipsoid, 13-21 x 5-8 µm. Pycnidia common, black, immersed. Conidia bacilliform. Photobiont chlorococcoied. Spot tests: cortex and medulla K-, C-, KC-, P-, UV-. Chemistry: without lichen substances.Note: a temperate to southern boreal-montane species found on periodicaly inundated surfaces of basic siliceous rocks. The species is not easily recognised as belonging to Dermatocarpon, the thallus consisting of tightly arranged squamiform lobes (but with the pseudoparenchymatic lower cortex which is typical for the genus). For further details see Orange (1998).
Growth form: Squamulose
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual
Most common in areas with a humid-warm climate (e.g. most of Tyrrenian Italy)
Periodically submerged (e.g. in creeks)
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: absent
Subalpine belt: very rare
Oromediterranean belt: extremely rare
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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Herbarium samples
Growth form: Squamulose
Substrata: rocks
Photobiont: green algae other than Trentepohlia
Reproductive strategy: mainly sexual
Most common in areas with a humid-warm climate (e.g. most of Tyrrenian Italy)
Periodically submerged (e.g. in creeks)
Commonnes-rarity: (info)
Alpine belt: absent
Subalpine belt: very rare
Oromediterranean belt: extremely rare
Montane belt: extremely rare
Submediterranean belt: absent
Padanian area: absent
Humid submediterranean belt: absent
Humid mediterranean belt: absent
Dry mediterranean belt: absent

Predictive model
Herbarium samples |