in Sheard, Lendemer, Spribille, Thor & Tønsberg, Herzogia 25, 2: 136 (2012).
Synonyms: Index Fungorum
Protolog: Thallus light grey, areoles minute, loosely attached, bullate; apothecia narrowly attached; spores Pachysporaria-type II, (13.0)14.5-16.5(-17.5)x(7.5-)8.0-9.0(-10.0)µm, lightly pigmented with spherical lumina at maturity; atranorin in cortex.
Type locality: USA, Ohio, Scioto County, Shawnee State Forest, Copperhead Lookout Tower, 0.75mi S of Bear Creek Lake, on Quercus, 21 May 2006, J. C. Lendemer et al. 7239 (NY - holotype; NY, SASK - isotypes).
Chemistry: Spot tests, K+ yellow, C-, KC-, P+ faint yellow; secondary metabolite, atranorin in cortex (Sheard et al. 2012: 137).
Ecology: Data lacking.
Distribution: USA: Pennsylvania, Ohio Database
Molecular data: Genbank
Mycobank: #0169444, #01220500 Mycobank
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Pictures: Tropical Lichens
Type: U.S.A. Ohio. Scioto Co.: Shawnee State Forest, Copperhead Lookout Tower, 0.75mi S of Bear Creek Lake, 21 May 2006, on Quercus, J. C. Lendemer et al. 7239 (NY [#0169444], holotype; NY [Barcode #01220500]; SASK, isotypes).