Consortium of Lichen Herbaria - Pseudopyrenula subnudata

Pseudopyrenula subnudata Müll.Arg.
Family: Trypetheliaceae [Arthopyrenia minutissima Vain., more]	North Carolina Biodiversity Project Resources North Carolina Biodiversity Project MB# 402538 TYPE. CUBA. Wright s.n., s.d. (G, lectotype, BM, isolectotype). Life form. Lichenized fungus. Description. Thallus crustose, ecorticate; surface smooth to uneven, whitish. Vegetative diaspores absent. Photobiont Trentepohlia alga. Ascomata perithecia, black, solitary, 0.3-0.5 mm diam., prominent, hemispherical; ostiole apical. Hamathecium hyaline, clear. Asci clavate, 8-spored; ascospores hyaline, fusiform-ellipsoid, 21-25 x 6-9 μm, 3-septate, lumina sometimes with yellow oil, K/I-, wall smooth. Chemistry. Spot tests negative; no substances detected by TLC. Substrate and habitat. Corticolous on hardwood trees. Distribution. Pantropical; in North Carolina found in the Coastal Plain ecoregion. Literature Aptroot, A. & R. Lücking (2016) A revisionary synopsis of the Trypetheliaceae (Ascomycota: Trypetheliales). The Lichenologist 48(6): 763-982. Müller, J. (1883) Lichenologische Beiträge XVIII. Flora (Regensburg) 66(17): 271-274 (original description).
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