Preliminary version 1 June 2016

Stirtonia biseptata Aptroot & Wolseley

in Wolseley & Aptroot, Bibliotheca Lichenologica 99: 418 (2009).

 

 

Synonyms: Index Fungorum

Type: Thailand, Uthai Thani Province, Khao Nang Rum, Viewpoint track, 12 January 1992, Wolseley & Aguirre-Hudson 4249 (BM - holotype).

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Thallus: spreading, covering an area of up to 5 cm diameter, contiguous, felty, pale olivaceous green, 0.1 - 0.2 mm thick, flaking off in one vellum, dull, without calcium oxalate crystals, presumably of psoromic acid, IKI-. Ascigerous zones delimited, linear to branched in outline, anastomosing to form a net of several cm, not raised, white, not pruinose, conspicuously pink dotted, without calcium oxalate crystals, but densely encrusted with tiny crystals presumabl of psoromic acid, without algal cells, IKI+ violet. Asci in surface view pink, ovoid, with 8 ascospores. Ascospores 2-3-septate, fusiform, 15 - 17 / 5 - 6 µm, cells generally equal, walls and septa < 1 µm thick (Aptroot 2009: 617).

Photobiont: Data lacking.

Chemistry: Psoromic acid, conpsoromic acid (TLC). Thallus and ascigerous zones C-, Pd+ yellow, KOH-, UV- (Aptroot 2009: 617).

Ecology: On bark.

Molecular data: Genbank

Distribution: Database

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