Kroswia P. M. Jørg. (2002)
Data Set Maintenance: Data set standard item. Data set author(s): Scholz P. Data set not revised; to be published after submission.
Nomenclature: Current taxonomic status: basionymous or accepted. Taxonomic rank: genus. Number of known taxa within this rank: 2. Genus of unknown placement (incertae sedis); Peltigerineae; Lecanorales.
Type Information: Type: Kroswia crystallifera P. M. Jørg.
Taxonomic Literature: Jørgensen P.M., Lichenologist 34: 297-303 (2002).
Ecology: Biotroph; lichenized; bryophytic or corticolous.
Lichen Photobionts: Primary photobiont present; cyanobacterial. Primary photobiont taxonomy: Nostoc; Nostocaceae; Nostocales, Cyanobacteria, Prokaryota. Secondary photobiont absent.
Thallus: Foliose, lobed. Thallus Outline: Persistent. Upper Surface: Grey (olivaceous); special structures present: (gymnidia); not pseudocyphellate; eciliate; without hairs; not isidate; not sorediate; not cephalodiate; not lobulate; with granules (gymnidia) granules, without thalloconidia thalloconidia. Lower Surface: Attached by holdfasts; special structures present:; not pseudocyphellate; not cyphellate; rhizinate; without thalloconidia thalloconidia; not cavernulate; not tomentose.
Medulla: Iodine reaction in Lugol's solution negative; not different with or without KOH pre-treatment (euamyloid).
Reproduction Strategy: Only known as sterile, asexually reproducing form.
Conidiomata: Absent resp. not observed.
Secondary Metabolites: Present, of the following substance class(es): (tri-)terpenoids.
(report generated 04.Okt.2007)
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