Caloplaca akbarica Kudratov & Khodos.

Caloplaca akbarica Kudratov & Khodos.

in Kondratyuk, Kärnefelt, Kudratov & Khodosovtsev, Nordic J. Bot. 22, 3: 636 (2002).

Protolog: Thallus rosuliformis flavo-aurantiacus, saxicola. A simili Caloplaca aurantia differt apotheciis pruina crassa obtectis. Ascosporae ellipsoidae (10.7-)12.0-14.5-(16.8) x (-ß.1) 6.5-8.5(--9.6) µm, septum (1.4)-1.8-2.5 (-2.8) µm.

Protolog type data: Type. Southern Tajikistan. E slope of ridge Gozimalik, way from hodjabehob to Gaudjina, 1300 m alt., 1990, Kudratov 11916 (TJK, holotypus; KW, isotypus).

Type locality: Tajikistan, southern part, E slope of ridge Gozimalik, way from hodjabehob to Gaudjina, 1300 m, 1990, I. Kudratov 11916 (TJK - holotype; KW - isotype).

Thallus: rosette-shaped, up to 2-3 cm large, lobate, yellow to orange. Marginal lobes flattened, thin, 1.5-2.5(-3) mm long, 0.5-1.0 mm wide and about 0.2 mm thick, widened towards tips, margins close together or overlapping, without distinct fissures Data lacking.

Photobiont: Data lacking.

Chemistry: No lichen substances.

Ecology: On exposed limestone in arid regions at high altitudes in Tadjikistan.

Distribution Type: Data lacking.

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