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Hypogymnia vittata (Ach.) Parrique  
Family: Parmeliaceae
[Ceratophyllum vittatum (Ach.) M. Choisy,  more]
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Stephen Sharnoff  
Life habit: lichenized (mutualistic with algal photobionts) thallus: foliose (foliaceous), leaf-like [th] upper surface: grey(ish) | green(ish) grey [th marginal and upper surface] specific structures: absent | present [th margin] cilia, cilioid structures: absent [th upper surface] isidia, isidioid structures: absent [th upper surface] soredia, soralia, soralioid structures: absent | present [th] morphol substructures (eg areoles, lobes, branches) width [mm]: (median) 2.0 [th lower surface] specific structures: absent ascomata: absent secondary metabolites: present secondary metabolites: atranorin | physodic acid primary photobiont: present secondary photobionts (eg in cephalodia): absent primary photobiont: chlorophytaceous – trebouxiaceous, chlorococcoid.

substrate: bark, cork, plant surface – trunks, branches, twigs.
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Lucy Taylor  
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