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Agonimiella H. Harada (1993)

Data Set Maintenance: Data set standard item. Data set author(s): Rambold G. Data set not revised; to be published after submission.

Nomenclature: Current taxonomic status: accepted or basionymous. Taxonomic rank: genus. Number of known taxa within this rank: 1. Agonimiella. Verrucariaceae Zenker (1827); Verrucariales.

Type Information: Type: Agonimiella §§§§ H. Harada.

Taxonomic Literature: Harada H., Nova Hedwigia 57: 503-510 (1993).

Ecology: Biotroph; lichenized; corticolous; substrate non-calciferous.

Lichen Photobionts: Primary photobiont present. Secondary photobiont absent.

Thallus: Crustose, not subdivided parts, squamulose or granular. Thallus Outline: Soon disappearing. Upper Surface: Green, grey, or brownish yellow; special structures absent. Lower Surface: Attached by the whole lower surface or attached by holdfasts; special structures absent or present:; not pseudocyphellate; not cyphellate; not rhizinate; without thalloconidia thalloconidia; not cavernulate; not tomentose or tomentose.

Reproduction Strategy: Only known as sterile, asexually reproducing form or with sexual (and possible asexual) stages. Ascocarps: Perithecioid, orbicular, forming all across the thallus surface, soon sessile. Margin: Prominent; external filaments absent. Exciple: Black or brown. Periphyses: Present. Interascal Hyphae: Absent. Hypothecium: Black or brown.

Ascospores: 1–2 to c. 4 per ascus, ellipsoid, oblong, or fusiform, 45-230 µm long, 22-35 µm wide, obtuse; septa present; both transversally and longitudinally; wall thin, not thickened at the septum, hyaline, in Lugol's Solution negative, wall not ornamented.

Conidiomata: Absent resp. not observed or present.

Secondary Metabolites: Not detected.

(report generated 04.Okt.2007)


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