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Data Set Maintenance: Data set standard item. Data set author(s): Rambold G. (94-08-27). Data set reviewer(s): Kainz C. (00-12-22); to be published after submission; 94-08-27.

Nomenclature: Current taxonomic status: accepted or basionymous. Taxonomic rank: species. Tephromela. Lecanoraceae Körb. (1855).

Thallus: Areolate (primarily areolate). Thallus Outline: Persistent; black. Upper Surface: White, matt; epruinose; wrinkled (areoles smooth to minutely wrinkled); not sorediate.

Reproduction Strategy: With sexual (and possible asexual) stages. Ascocarps: Up to 4 mm in diam.. Margin: Lecideine/biatorine. Disk: Weakly convex to strongly convex, black, epruinose. Exciple: Not carbonized. Epithecium: Apical cells slightly swollen, dark green. Hymenium: White; not inspers. Hypothecium: Brown (medium).

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