Atti Inst. Veneto Sci. lett., ed Arti, Sér. 2 3(App. 3): 125 (1852).
Basionym: Lichen variabilis Pers., Ann. Bot. (Usteri) 1: 26 (1794).
Description: Thallus crustose, areolate, without elongated lobes; prothallus present, black; surface gray or white, smooth or pruinose, without asexual propagules; cortex cellular. Apothecia adnate, 0.3-1 mm in diam., lecanorine; disc dark brown or black, flat, epruinose or pruinose; margin persistent, flush; thalline margin present, concolorous with thallus; proper margin not visible; parathecium elongate to oval cells; exciple below hypothecium irregular hyphae; epihymenium light brown or gray, K+ violet, cN+ violet; hymenium hyaline; paraphyses 1-2 tip cells slightly swollen, not branched or with few branches; subhymenium hyaline. Asci cylindrical, 8-spored.
Ascospores hyaline, 2 locules, ellipsoid, 12.5-15.5(-17) x 7-8.5(-9.5) µm, isthmus 3-3.5(-4) µm, spore end wall thin. Pycnidia unknown (Nash et al. 2001: xx)
Ecology: on calcareous rocks .
Photobiont: Data lacking.
Chemistry: Apothecial margin K+ violet, cN+ violet; thallus K+ violet, cN+ violet; thalloidima green. Nash et al.(2001: xx)
Ecology: Data lacking.
Distribution type: Data lacking.
Taxonomy: Data lacking.
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