Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region (Tempe) 3: 268 (2007).
Synonyms: Index Fungorum
Protolog: Thallus nigricans, fruticulosus, minutissime ramosus, homoiomerus, ad 2.5 mm latus. Laciniae teretae, usque ad 60-90 µm latae. Hyphae gracilis, reticulum formantes. Cyanobions ad ordo Chroococcales pertinens, cellulae c. 7-12(-15) x 5-8(-9) µm latae. Ascomata apothecia, rara, disco plano, fuscobrunneo, margine thallino bene evoluto. Hymenium amyloideum, fuscomaculatum, 60-75 µm altum. Asci clavati, octospori, pariete incrassato. Sporae simplices, hyaline, ellipsoideae, 7.5-10 x 4-6 µm. Conidiomata pycnidia, immersa, punctiformia; conidia simplices, diaphana, filiformes, recta, falcata vel arcuata, ad 35(-40) µm longa.
Type locality: Mexico, Coahuila, 27 miles W of Paila along Rte. 40, cactus hillside, on sandstone, 1310 m, 17.6.1976, T.H. Nash III 13956 (ASU - holotype-ASU).
Type locality coordinates: 25°34'N, 102°35'W.
Molecular barcode: Data lacking.
Thallus: Data lacking.
Photobiont: Data lacking.
Chemistry: No lichen substances.
Ecology: Data lacking.
Molecular data: Genbank
Distribution: Database
Note:
Type: Mexico: Coahuila: 27 mi. W of Paila along Rte. 40, cactus hillside, 25°34'N, 102°35'W, on sandstone, elev. 3930', 17 VI 1976, T.H. Nash III 13956 (holotype-ASU, hic designatus). Illustration: Fig. 2 below.