Dermatocarpon vellereum Zschacke

Rabenh. Krypt.-Fl., Edn 2 (Leipzig) 9.1, 1: 638 (1934).

 

 

Description: Thallus: foliose, usually monophyllous, to 12 cm in diam., umbilicate, rather thick, leathery; upper surface: light brownish to brownish red, white to dark pruinose; lower surface: black, with dense, stumpy, coralloid rhizinomorphs. Thallus 200-450 µm thick in marginal area, 600-1000 µm thick in central part. Perithecia: pale red; spores ellipsoid, 9-12 x (5-)6-9 µm (Rai et al. 2014: 124).

Photobiont: Green alga.

Chemistry: Chemistry: Thallus K-, C-, KC-, P-; no secondary metabolites in TLC (Rai et al. 2014: 125).

Ecology: Terricolous-rupicolous.

Distribution type: Data lacking.

Taxonomy: Data lacking.

Note:

Distribution Database: Distributions

Distribution Database: Discover Life

Picture Database: Tropical Lichens

Molecular Database: Genbank

Synonym Database: Index Fungorum

Synonym Database: Mycobank