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Data Set Maintenance: Data set standard item. Data set author(s): Printzen C. (95-05-15). Data set to be published after submission; 95-05-15.

Nomenclature: Current taxonomic status: accepted. Taxonomic rank: species. Biatora. Biatoraceae A. Massal. ex Stiz. (1862).

Thallus: Indistinct or crustose, rimose. Thallus Outline: Soon disappearing. Upper Surface: Grey or olive; sorediate.

Margin: Not flexuose, indistinct. Exciple: White or brownish yellow. Epithecium: Apical cells brownish yellow. Hypothecium: White or brownish yellow.

Ascospores: Oblong, (7.5)-9.3-10.8-(13.5) µm long, (2.5)-2.8-3.3-(3.5) µm wide; septa mostly absent or present; 1-transversally septate; wall not constricted where the septum meets the spore wall.

Secondary Metabolites: Atranorin, isousnic acid, usnic acid, cryptostictic acid, or stictic acid.

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