Mycologia 97, 1: 157 (2005).

Basionym: Rimelia albinata K.H. Moon, Kurok. & Kashiw., J. Jap. Bot. 76, 6: 322 (2001).

Protolog: Species cum thallo ut in Rimelia clavulifera, sed sorediis ad apicum stipium brevium formantibus et acidum lobaricum continenti differt.

Protolog type data: Type collection. U.S.A. Hawaii. Molokai Island. Molokai District: below Puu Kolekole (21°05'N, 156°54'W), on soil, alt. ca. 1150 m, 4 November 1997, Y. Ohmura 4210-holotype in BISH; isotype in TNS.

Type locality: USA, Hawaii, Molokai Island, Molokai District, below Puu Kolekole, on soil, ca. 1150 m, 4 November 1997, Y. Ohmura 4210 (BISH - holotype; TNS - isotype).

Type locality coordinates: 21°05'N, 156°54'W.

Molecular barcode: Data lacking.

Thallus: moderately to loosely adnate, whitish glaucous; lobes 2-6 mm wide, dentate and short-laciniate at the margin, laciniae 0.5-1.5 mm wide, often becoming revolute or subterete and sorediate at the tips; upper surface faintly reticulately maculate, glabrous; cilia moderate, simple or rarely branched, 1-1.5 mm long; lower surface black except for very narrow apical zones, often mottled white especially on short laciniae, rhizines moderate to dense, mostly simple, ca. 1 mm long. Apothecia unknown (Moon et al. 2001: 322).

Photobiont: Data lacking.

Chemistry: Atranorin, salazinic acid, lobaric acid (trace) (Moon et al. 2001: 322).

Ecology: On soil, bark and rocks under exposed condition at elevations up to 1200 m.

Distribution Type: Endemic on the Hawaii Islands Kauai and Molokai.

Note: Resembles Parmotrema clavulifera (Moon et al. 2001).

Distribution Database: Distributions

Distribution Database: Discover Life

Picture Database: Tropical Lichens

Molecular Database: Genbank

Synonym Database: Index Fungorum

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