Bacidia canariensis Erichsen

Hedwigia 66: 277 (1926).

 

 

Protologue: Thallus tenuis, leviter rimuloso-granulosus, KHO lutescens, CaCl2O2 non mutante, hypothallo nigricante. Hyphae non amyloideae. Gonidia pleurococcoidea, globosa, simplicia, diam. 0,008-12 mm, membrana tenui. Apothecia nigra, nuda, adpressa, primo plana, dein leviter convexa, immarginata, 1-1,3 mm lata. Hypothecium fusco-obscurum. Epithecium fuscum, KHO et HNO3 non distincte tinctum. Hymenium subtus plus minusve fuscescenti-obscuratum, jodocaerulescens, 0,090-0, 100 mm crassum. Asci elongato-clavati. Paraphyses cohaerentes, simplices, 0,0015-20 mm crassae, distanter septatae, apice clavato-capitatae, subfuliginosae, 0,003-4 mm crassae. Sporae octonae, decoloratae, aciculares vel fusiformi-aciculares, utrinque attenuato-acutatae, rectae vel leviter curvulae, tenuiter 3-7 septatae, 0,024-42 mm longae et 0,0030-35 mm crassae.

Protologue type data: Teneriffa, Ladera de los Gonzalianes bei La Laguna; an Olea europaea; in Gesellschaft von Pertusaria leioplaca, Rinodina laevigata, Lecidea parasema, Lecanora subfusca und Teneriffensis und Caloplaca sp. 17. April 1917. - 600 m.

Type locality: Spain, Canary Islands, Tenerife, Ladera de los Gonzalianes near San Cristóbal de La Laguna, quarter Las Mercedes, on Olea europaea, associated with Pertusaria leioplaca, Rinodina laevigata, Lecidea parasema, Lecanora subfusca, Lecanora teneriffensis and Caloplaca sp., 600 m, 17.4.1917, L. Lindinger (HBG - holotype).

Type locality coordinates: 28°28'10"N, 16°17'30"W; 28.469444°, -16.291667°.

ITS barcode: Data lacking.

Description: Data lacking.

Photobiont: Data lacking.

Chemistry: No lichen substances.

Ecology: On bark of Laurus azorica and Olea europaea.

Distribution type: Canary Islands: Gomera, Gran Canaria, La Palma, Tenerife; Azores.

Taxonomy: Data lacking.

Note: After the description of the species from Tenerife (Erichsen 1926) it was found on other islands of this island group before 2001 and on the Azores before 2005.

Distribution Database: Distributions

Distribution Database: Discover Life

Picture Database: Tropical Lichens

Molecular Database: Genbank

Synonym Database: Index Fungorum

Synonym Database: Mycobank