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Rufoplaca arenaria (Pers.) Arup, Søchting & Frödén   (redirected from: Caloplaca arenaria (Pers.) Müll. Arg.)
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Family: Teloschistaceae
[Biatora erythrocarpa (Pers.) Fr.,  more, Blastenia arenaria (Pers.) A. Massal., Blastenia erythrocarpia (Ach.) Körb., Blastenia lamprocheila (DC.) Arnold, Callopisma arenarium (Pers.) Trevis., Callopisma erythrocarpum (Pers.) Stein, Callopisma lamprocheilum (DC.) Trevis., Caloplaca arenaria (Pers.) Müll. Arg., Caloplaca arenaria f. arenaria (Pers.) Müll. Arg., Caloplaca arenaria var. arenaria (Pers.) Müll. Arg., Caloplaca erythrocarpia (Ach.) Zwackh, Caloplaca erythrocarpia f. diffractoareolata B. de Lesd., Caloplaca erythrocarpia f. erythrocarpia (Ach.) Zwackh, Caloplaca erythrocarpia var. caglieroi Sambo, Caloplaca erythrocarpia var. erythrocarpia (Ach.) Zwackh, Caloplaca ferruginascens (Nyl.) H. Olivier, Caloplaca lamprocheila (DC.) Flagey, Caloplaca lamprocheila f. densa H. Magn., Caloplaca lamprocheila f. lamprocheila (DC.) Flagey, Caloplaca pyracea var. picta (Taylor) H. Olivier, Gasparrinia erythrocarpia (Ach.) Tornab., Lecanora arenaria (Pers.) Röhl., Lecanora erythrocarpa (Pers.) Link, Lecanora ferruginascens Nyl., Lecanora lamprocheila (DC.) Nyl., Lecidea arenaria (Pers.) Steud., Lecidea erythrocarpia Ach., Lecidea erythrocarpia var. erythrocarpia Ach., Lecidea erythrocarpia var. lallavei Schaer., Lecidea ferruginascens (Nyl.) Hue, Lecidea lamprocheila (DC.) Hue, Lecidea picta Taylor, Lichen arenarius Pers., Parmelia arenaria (Pers.) Mart., Parmelia erythrocarpia (Ach.) Fr., Patellaria arenaria (Pers.) Hoffm., Patellaria erythrocarpa Pers., Patellaria lamprocheila DC., Placodium arenarium (Pers.) Naeg., Placodium erythrocarpium (Ach.) Anzi, Placodium ferruginascens (Nyl.) Räsänen, Placodium ferrugineum f. ferruginascens (Nyl.) A.L. Sm., Verrucaria arenaria (Pers.) Hoffm., Zeora erythrocarpia (Ach.) Flot.]
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Stephen Sharnoff  
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Nash, T.H., Ryan, B.D., Gries, C., Bungartz, F., (eds.) 2007. Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region. Vol 3.
Life habit: lichenized Thallus: little or none, crustose, without elongated lobes; prothallus: absent surface: gray, smooth, without asexual propagules cortex: indistinct Apothecia: adnate, 0.3-0.7 mm in diam., lecanorine disc: dark reddish orange, flat, epruinose margin: persistent, flush to slightly raised; thalline margin absent; proper margin visible, little lighter than disc parathecium: elongate to oval cells hymenium: hyaline, 55-70 µm tall paraphyses: 1-2 tip cells slightly swollen, with few or with some branching; subhymenium hyaline asci: cylindrical, 8-spored ascospores: hyaline, 2 locules, ellipsoid, 11-12.5(-17) x 4-5.5 µm, isthmus 1-1.5(-3) µm, spore end wall thin Pycnidia: not observed Spot tests: apothecial margin K+ red Secondary metabolites: parietin, fallacinal, emodin, and teloschistin. Substrate and ecology: on non-calcareous rocks World distribution: worldwide Sonoran distribution: southern California, Arizona, Baja California, and Baja California Sur. Notes: Caloplaca arenaria has little or no visible thallus, flat apothecia that are usually somewhat angular and occurs on non-calcareous rocks. Caloplaca marmorata has convex apothecia and occurs on calcareous rocks. Caloplaca luteominia var. bolanderi has flat to slightly convex red-brown apothecia, more thallus, and has larger spores.
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