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Bryonora castanea (Hepp) Poelt
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Family: Lecanoraceae
[Biatora castanea Hepp, moreLecanora castanea (Hepp) Th. Fr., Lecanora castanea f. castanea (E. Hepp) Th. Fr., Lecanora castanea var. castanea (E. Hepp) Th. Fr., Lecanora castanea var. pruinosa Th. Fr., Lecidea castanea (Hepp) Jatta]  |
Ecology: Biotroph; lichenized; terricolous. Thallus: Indistinct or crustose, squamulose or granular. Upper Surface: Grey or brown. Reproduction Strategy: With sexual (and possible asexual) stages. Ascocarps: Apothecioid, .5-1.5 mm in diam.. Margin: Excluded. Disk: Excavate to weakly convex, brown, epruinose or pruinose. Amphithecium (thalline excipulum): Photobiont abundant. Amphithecial Cortex: Present. Episamma: With episamma (nearly always). Ascospores: 16-25 µm long, 5-7-(8) µm wide. Secondary Metabolites: Norstictic acid. |
