Cladonia grayi
G. Merr. ex Sandst.
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Cladoniaceae
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Cladonia chlorophaea var. grayi
(G. Merr.) P.A. Duvign.,
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Cladonia pyxidata subsp. grayi
(G. Merr. ex Sandst.) V. Wirth
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Life habit:
lichenized (mutualistic with algal photobionts)
thallus:
squamulose (squamulous) | fruticose (fruticous), shrub-like, beard-like [th] upper surface: green(ish) grey | brown(ish) grey [th marginal and upper surface] specific structures: present [th margin] cilia, cilioid structures: absent [th upper surface] isidia, isidioid structures: absent [th upper surface] soredia, soralia, soralioid structures: present [th] morphol substructures (eg areoles, lobes, branches) width [mm]: (min) 7.0 [th] morphol substructures (eg areoles, lobes, branches) upper
surface:
verruculose, minutely warted | squamulose
ascomata:
absent | present
ascoma:
apothecial, apothecioid hymenial
ascoma
[mm]: (low) 1.0 (high) 2.0
ascoma:
pedicellate, stipitate, pedunculate, stalked [ascm, if apoth] disc, mazaedium: brown(ish) (if pale: fawn, tan; if mid: cinnamon) [ascm] paraphyses/-oids: present
asci:
lecanoralean [asc] tholus: thickened [asc] tholus amyloidity (iodine reaction): present [asc] tholus amyloidity pattern: with amyloid tube (= Collema-, Micarea-, Porpidia-, Psora-types etc)
ascospores:
(median) 8.0 [asp] shape: oblong, oblong-obtuse [asp] length [µm]: (low) 10.0 (high) 12.0 [asp] width [µm]: (low) 2.0 (high) 3.0 [asp] septa: absent spore lumen unilocular, monolocular [asp] pigmentation: hyaline, colourless [asp] perispore, epispore: not apparent
conidiomata:
absent | present
conidia:
falcate [co] length [µm]: (median) 7.0
secondary metabolites:
present
secondary metabolites:
4-O-demethylgrayanic acid | colensoic acid | confumarprotocetraric acid | divaronic acid | fumarprotocetraric acid | grayanic acid | protocetraric acid | stenosporonic acid
primary photobiont:
present
secondary photobionts
(eg in cephalodia): absent
primary photobiont:
chlorophytaceous trebouxiaceous, chlorococcoid.
substrate:
soil, clay, humus, turf, detritus, dead leaves | wood dead, living.
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