Lichenologist 22, 3: 249 (1990).

Synonyms: Index Fungorum

Protolog: Thallus squamulosus, irregularis, heteromerus, diametro usque ad 0.5 cm, superne olivaceus, subtus pallidus; stratum corticale inferius non praesens. Soralia stipitata, semicapitata. Apothecia stipitata, margine biatorino. Ascosporae triseptatae, hyalinae. Materia chemica non observata.

Protolog type data: Typus: USA, California, Monterey Co., just NW of Big Sur, along Highway 1, 36°15'N 121°50'W, alt. c. 100 m, open forest along the road, on almost horizontal trunk of Quercus, 4 May 1986, R. Moberg 6849a (UPS-holotypus).

Type locality: USA, California, Monterey County, just NW of Big Sur, along Highway 1, open forest along the road, on almost horizontal trunk of Quercus, ca. 100 m, 4.5.1986, R. Moberg 6849a (UPS - holotype).

Type locality coordinates: 36°15'N 121°50'W.

Molecular barcode: Data lacking.

Thallus: squamulose, heteromerous, irregular, consisting of small thalli, up to 0.5 cm wide joining to from larger patches; each thallus with a few, more or less ascending, convex squamules, less than 0.5 mm wide. Upper surface olive-green to brown-green, more or less glossy, with paler spots developing into globular knob-like outgrowths, that later open to form cup-like soralia. Upper cortex, 20-30 µm thick, of rounded ... (Moberg 1990: 250).

Photobiont: Data lacking.

Chemistry: No lichen substances detected by TLC (Moberg 1990: 251).

Ecology: On solitary trees in rather open situation along roads, both on exposed and shaded parts of the trunks (Moberg 1990: 251).

Distribution: Database

Molecular data: Genbank

Mycobank: Mycobank

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Pictures: Tropical Lichens