Heterodermia pseudospeciosa (Kurok.) W. L. Culb.
Data Set Maintenance: Data set standard item. Data set author(s): Schramm R. & Nash T. H. (99-06-25). Data set not to be published after submission; 99-12-31.
Nomenclature: Current taxonomic status: accepted. Taxonomic rank: species. Heterodermia. Physciaceae Zahlbr. (1898).
Taxonomic Literature: Moberg R. & Nash III T.H., Bryologist 102(1): 1-14 [10-11] (1999); Culberson W.L., Bryologist 69: 472-487 [484] (1966); Swinscow T. & Krog H., Lichenologist 8: 103-138 [134] (1976).
Biogeography: Continent: Northern America, Africa, Asia-Temperate, Australasia, Europe, and Southern America.
Ecology: Corticolous; substrate non-calciferous.
Thallus: Lobes convex; separate thallus parts narrow. Thallus Size and Differentiation: Small. Upper Surface: White, grey, or brown; epruinose; eciliate; not isidate; sorediate; soralia pale grey, laminal, terminal, semicapitate. Lower Surface: Rhizines pale brown, brown, or black.
Lower Cortex: Present.
Reproduction Strategy: With sexual (and possible asexual) stages.
Conidiomata: Present.
Conidia: Bacilliform.
Secondary Metabolites: Atranorin, hopane-6a,22-diol, and norstictic acid, metabolite(s) of unresolved identity: present.
(report generated 13.Nov.2007)
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