Taxon name:

Data maintenance  

1. Data set source [mandatory] [mandatory character]     3. template     5. standard item
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2. Data set author(s) [mandatory] [mandatory character]     26. Hertel H.  None selected () ()

4. Data set revision status [mandatory character]     1. not revised     2. revised  None selected () ()

Nomenclature: Taxonomic Hierarchy  

7. Current taxonomic status     1. accepted     2. basionymous
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8. Taxonomic rank [mandatory] [mandatory character]     2. species     3. subspecies     4. variety     5. form  None selected () ()

11. Genus name [mandatory] [mandatory character] () Cecidonia Immersaria Lecidea Melanolecia Porpidia Rhizolecia Trapelia ()

12. Synonyms
Lecidea brachyspora (Th.Fr.) Nyl.

13. Family name [mandatory] [mandatory character]     6. Agyriaceae Corda (1838)     59. Lecideaceae Chevall. (1826)     104. Porpidiaceae Hertel & Hafellner (1984)  None selected () ()

15. Order name     9. Lecanorales  None selected () ()

Nomenclature: Type Information  

16. Basionym


19. Protologue
Fries T.M., Lichenogr. Scand. 501 (1874)

20. Type specimen label data
Norway, Finmarken, Maasoe, 18 July 1864, Th. Fries (UPS, lectotype)


Nomenclature: Taxonomic Literature  

21. Taxonomic notes


22. Taxonomic literature

Biogeography  

23. Hemisphere distribution    ()  1. Northern hemispheric ()

24. Floristic province {= zonal distribution} [mandatory] [mandatory character]     1. holarctic     2. arctic     3. subarctic     4. boreal     5. Mediterranean     6. subtropical     7. pantropical     8. neotropical     9. palaeotropic     10. subantarctic     11. antarctic     14. cosmopolitan
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25. Altitude [mandatory] [mandatory character]     2. colline ()     4. montane     7. alpine
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27. Continent distribution [mandatory] [mandatory character]     1. Africa     2. Antarctica     3. Asia-Temperate ()     4. Australasia     5. Europe ()     6. Northern America ()     7. Southern America ()
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Ecology  

43. Life habit    ()  2. biotroph (inhabiting living organisms) ()

44. Lifestyle [mandatory] [mandatory character]     4. lichenized (= parasitic and / or mutual symbiotic with photobionts)     5. lichenicolous (= parasitic on lichens)
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45. Substrate preference [mandatory character]    ()  4. corticolous (on bark) ()

46. Thallus-substrate interaction     1. endosubstratic     3. episubstratic
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51. Rock substrate ecology    ()  1. bricks ()

53. Rock substrate mineral content     1. non-calciferous (lacking calcites)     2. calciferous (containing calcites)     3. metalliferous [containing (heavy) metals]
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55. Soil substrate mineral content    ()  4. gypsiferous (containing gypsum) ()

Host or Phorophyte Taxonomy  

72. Host fungus or lichen genus     1. Acarospora     6. Aspicilia     8. Bellemerea     25. Lecidea     49. Porpidia
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Thallus Morphology: General Morphology  

104. Thallus growth form [mandatory character]     1. indistinct     2. crustose
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105. Thallus primary subdivision    ()  1. continuous ()

108. Crustose growth organization     1. leprose     2. granular     5. areolate (primarily areolate)     6. placodioid     7. squamulose
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109. Crustose growth structure    ()  2. subsquamulose ()

111. Crustose growth continuity     1. continuous throughout     2. dispersed along the periphery, continuous in the centre     3. dispersed throughout and distinctly seperate
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114. Foliose lobe outline

117. Foliose lobe front     1. angular     2. rounded
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134. Thallus parts thickness [numerical]

Thallus Morphology: Thallus Size and Differentiation  

151. Overall thallus diameter [categorical]     2. small     4. large
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154. Thallus joints main branch {basal} constriction     1. basally not constricted     2. basally constricted
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Thallus Morphology: Outline  

166. Thallus margin brightness [categorical]     1. paled     2. concolourous     3. darkened
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Thallus Morphology: Upper Thallus Surface  

171. Upper surface aspect    ()  1. verrucose ()

172. Upper surface colour     2. white     4. grey     7. red     13. green     25. pale yellow (= whitish yellow, yellowish white, incl. lemon, citrine)     27. brownish yellow (= yellowish brown)     30. brown
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173. Upper surface convolution    ()  1. convoluted ()

174. Upper surface curvature     1. plane     5. convex
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252. Upper surface soralia: presence     1. absent     2. present
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280. Upper surface thalloconidia: presence     1. absent     2. present
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Thallus Anatomy: Upper Cortex  

360. Upper cortex epicortex: presence     1. absent     2. present
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Thallus Anatomy: Medulla  

393. Medulla euamyloid reactivity     1. in Lugol's solution negative     2. in Lugol's solution positive ()
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Ascocarp Morphology: General Ascocarp Morphology  

422. Ascocarp location {on primal, primary or secondary thallus}    ()  1. on primal thallus (pro- and hypothallus) ()

426. Ascocarp host dependency     1. host-independent     2. host-dependent
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428. Ascocarp emergence    ()  1. not emerging (immersed, e.g., cryptolecanorine, cryptolecideine, aspicilioid) ()

429. Ascocarp attachment     1. adnate (semi-immersed)     2. sessile
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430. Ascocarp basis     1. not constricted (flat below)     2. slightly constricted (moderately conical at the base)     3. strongly constricted (strongly conical at the base)
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433. Ascocarp density

Ascocarp Morphology: Margin  

450. Ascocarp margin: outline     1. not flexuose     2. slightly flexuose     3. strongly flexuose
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451. Ascocarp margin: persistency     1. persistent     2. excluded
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452. Ascocarp margin: development     1. indistinct (thin)     2. distinct (moderately thickened)     3. prominent (thick)
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457. Ascocarp margin: width [numerical]

458. Ascocarp margin: pruina abundance     1. epruinose     3. distinctly pruinose
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Ascocarp Morphology: Disk  

487. Ascocarp disk: curvature     3. plane (expanded)     4. weakly convex     5. strongly convex
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488. Ascocarp disk: colour     6. black     30. brown
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491. Ascocarp disk: pruina presence     1. absent     2. present
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492. Ascocarp disk: pruina abundance     1. scarce     2. abundant
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494. Ascocarp umbo presence    ()  1. absent ()

495. Ascocarp umbo abundance     1. occasional     2. regular
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Ascocarp Anatomy: Exciple  

497. Ascocarp excipulum: plectenchyma structure    ()  2. paraplectenchymatous ()

498. Ascocarp excipulum: hyphal orientation     1. parallel (radiating outwards)     2. net-like (intricately interwoven, with no predominant orientation)
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499. Ascocarp excipulum: hyphal width [numerical]

505. Ascocarp excipulum: layer pigmentation     4. grey     6. black     8. pale red (= reddish white, whitish red, incl. pink, rosé)     24. yellow     30. brown
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506. Ascocarp excipulum: crystal inspersion     1. not inspersed with crystals     2. inspersed with crystals
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Ascocarp Anatomy: Epithecium  

639. Epithecial hyphae apical cell pigmentation {in H2O}     4. grey     6. black     13. green     16. brownish green (= greenish brown, incl. olive, olivaceous)    ()  17. bluish green (= greenish blue; incl. aeruginose, turquoise)     27. brownish yellow (= yellowish brown)     30. brown
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642. Epithecial hyphae apical cell: pigment reactivity    ()  5. 10% HCl (in Water) – ()

643. Epithecial hyphae apical cell: HCl-reaction colour     2. HCl+ blue
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Ascocarp Anatomy: Hymenium  

653. Hymenium height [numerical]

654. Hymenium pigmentation {in H2O}     2. white     8. pale red (= reddish white, whitish red, incl. pink, rosé)     14. pale green (= greenish white, whitish green)     25. pale yellow (= whitish yellow, yellowish white, incl. lemon, citrine)
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667. Hymenium euamyloid reaction     1. Lugol’s negative     2. Lugol’s positive
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668. Hymenium hemiamyloid reaction     1. not hemiamyloid     2. hemiamyloid
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Ascocarp Anatomy: Subhymenium  

684. Subhymenium height [numerical]

699. Subhymenium pigmentation {in H2O}     2. white     8. pale red (= reddish white, whitish red, incl. pink, rosé)    ()  14. pale green (= greenish white, whitish green)     25. pale yellow (= whitish yellow, yellowish white, incl. lemon, citrine)
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Ascocarp Anatomy: Hypothecium  

708. Hypothecium pigmentation {in H2O}     2. white     13. green     27. brownish yellow (= yellowish brown)     30. brown     33. dark brown (= brownish black, blackish brown)
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Ascocarp Anatomy: Ascospores  

786. Ascospore shape     2. subglobose     3. oval    ()  4. ellipsoid     5. broadly ellipsoid     10. oblong-obtuse     11. oblong     13. cylindrical
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787. Ascospore length [numerical]

802. Ascospore wall width [categorical]     1. thin     2. thick
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804. Ascospore wall differentiation {visible in the light microscope}    ()  2. distinctly differentiated (into primary and secondary wall) ()

812. Ascospore perispore ornamentation    ()  1. not ornamented (psilate, smooth) ()

Conidioma Anatomy: Conidia  

879. Conidium length [numerical]

Chemistry: Secondary Metabolites  

913. Known secondary metabolites: presence     1. absent     2. present
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915. Known secondary metabolites: name     53. 2'-O-methylanziaic acid ()     55. 2-O-methylconfluentic acid     67. 2'-O-methylmicrophyllinic acid     71. 2'-O-methylperlatolic acid ()     142. 4-O-demethylplanaic acid     218. anziaic acid     258. confluentic acid     336. gyrophoric acid     358. hypostictic acid     382. lecanoric acid     470. norstictic acid     491. pannarin     496. perlatolic acid     508. planaic acid     510. porphyrilic acid     542. schizopeltic acid     559. stictic acid
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Chemistry: Spot Tests  

937. Medulla K reactivity     1. –     2. + yellow     5. + red
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938. Medulla C reactivity     1. –     5. + red
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941. Medulla PD reactivity     1. –     2. + deep yellow     9. + orange
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956. Ascocarp margin (in section) K reactivity     1. –     2. + deep yellow     5. + red     7. + bluish red
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957. Ascocarp margin (in section) C reactivity     1. –     5. + red ()
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962. Ascocarp disk C reactivity     1. –     5. + red
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965. Ascocarp disk PD reactivity     1. –     8. + orange
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966. Hypothecium K reactivity     1. –     10. + purplish brown (chinoide reaction)
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976. Epihymenium K reactivity     1. –     10. + green     11. + brown
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