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Lecanora leptyrodes (Nyl.) G. B. F. Nilsson

Data Set Maintenance: Data set standard item. Data set author(s): Lumbsch H. T. & Guderley R. (98-09-01). Data set to be published after submission; 98-09-01.

Nomenclature: Current taxonomic status: accepted. Taxonomic rank: species. Lecanora. Lecanoraceae Körb. (1855).

Taxonomic Literature: Lumbsch, H.T., Plümper, M., Guderley, R. & Feige, G.B., Symb. Bot. Upsal. 32: 131-162 [152-153] (1997).

Biogeography: Continent: Europe.

Ecology: Corticolous.

Thallus: Not subdivided parts, rimose or areolate (primarily areolate); separate thallus parts thin. Thallus Outline: Zonate; indistinct; white. Upper Surface: Verruculose, lemon (citrine) or lime green, matt, smooth; epruinose; not sorediate.

Ascocarps: Soon sessile. Margin: Lecanorine, smooth, not flexuose or slightly flexuose, persistent, prominent, concolourous with the surrounding thallus; without a thin rim between disk and thalline margin. Disk: Plane, brownish yellow or pink (rosé), pruina scarce or abundant. Parathecium (proper excipulum): White, not dissolving in 10% KOH. Amphithecium (thalline excipulum): Present; (110)-115-150-185-(190) µm wide; crystals small, abundant, dissolving in 10% KOH; photobiont abundant. Amphithecial Cortex: Absent, indistinct, pseudocortical, (70)-75-90-115 µm wide, not basally widened, (70)-75-90-115 µm wide at the base; inspersed with oil droplets. Episamma: Soluble in KOH. Epithecium: Apical cells slightly swollen, dark brown, soluble in 10% KOH. Hymenium: Not inspers. Hypothecium: White; not inspers.

Ascospores: c. 8 per ascus, ellipsoid or broadly ellipsoid, 10-12-14.5-(15) µm long, 5.5-7-8.5-(9) µm wide; wall thin, not ornamented.

Secondary Metabolites: Atranorin, sordidone, and hypoprotocetraric acid, of the following substance class(es): orcinol depsides and chromones.

Spot Tests: Upper surface: C – or + orange, PD –.

(report generated 04.Okt.2007)


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