Anema bullatum Riddle

Anema bullatum Riddle

Mycologia 15, 2: 81 (1923).

Protolog: Thallus squamaeformis, e squamis bullatis subglobosis aut rarius irregularibus haud lobatis 1-2 mm. latis, ad 1 mm. altit., umbilicato-adfixis contiguis aut partim dispersis, umbrino-olivaceus nitidulus sicco cartilagineo madefacto subgelatinoso; intra omnino pseudoparenchymaticus, strato exteriore crebre contexto cellulis 4-6 µ latis, parte interiore paullo laxiore. Gonidia gloeocapsoidea cellulis 6-11 µ diam. in glomerulosas circa 14-20 µ diam. consociatis, tegumento gelatinoso fuscoluteo. Apothecia minuta omnino immersa primum endocarpea margine connivente ostiolo punctiforme, indicata, demum paullo aperta disco badio. Asci 8spori. Sporae incolores oblongo-ellipsoideae simplices, 10-12 x 6-7 µ. Spermagonia pyriformia thallo immerso, ostiolo haud perspicuo. Spermatia ovoidea minutissima.

Protolog type data: On limestone, Key View Hill, Vivijagua, collected by N. L. Britton, Elizabeth G. Britton, and Percy Wilson, Feb. 28-29, 1916, 15089 (type). Titel of the publication: "The lichens of the Isle of Pines".

Type locality: Cuba, Isla de la Juventud [formerly: Isle of Pines], Vivijagua, Key View Hill, on limestone, 28.-29. February 1916, N. L. Britton, Elizabeth G. Britton, and Percy Wilson, 15089 ( - holotype).

Distribution Type: GBIF and Distributions do not contain data of this species. Possibly endemic to Cuba.

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