Lichenologist 19, 4: 426 (1987).
Protolog: Thallus saxicola, laxe adnatus, lobis imbricatis, 0.6-1.8 mm latis, superne flavus, emaculatus, subtus nigricans, rhizinis sparsis, satis longis. Isidia laminalia, coarctata, grossa, cylindrica, simplicia vel sparse ramosa. Apothecia et pycnidia ignota. Acida aliphatica ignota et acidum usnicum continens.
Protolog scan: Data lacking.
Protolog type data: Typus: Tanzania, Northern Province, Arusha District, Mt Meru Crater, 3°15'S, 36°47'E alt. 2600 m, February 1974, H. Krog & T. D. V. Swinscow T 5/172 (O-holotypus, BM-isotypus).
Type locality: Tanzania, Northern Province, Arusha District, Mt Meru Crater, 2600 m, 2.1974, H. Krog & T. D. V. Swinscow T 5/172 (O - holotype; BM - isotype).
Type locality coordinates: 3°15'S, 36°47'E.
Type locality photo: Data lacking.
Type scan: Data lacking.
Molecular barcode: Data lacking.
Thallus: foliose, loosely attached, pale yellow. Lobes imbricate, plane or more or less convex, 0.6-1.8 mm wide, irregularly incised, often deeply divided. Upper side emaculate. Medulla white. Under side black, rhizines scattered, simple, fairly long. Isidia laminal, crowded, coarse, cylindrical, simple or branched. Apothecia and pycnidia unknown (Krog & Swinscow 1987: 426).
Photobiont: Data lacking.
Chemistry: Fatty acids with Rf values intermediate between those of caperatic acid and protolichesterinic acid in TA, usnic acid (Krog & Swinscow 1987: 426).
Ecology: Saxicolous or secondarily on burnt wood, between 2600 and 3600 m in East Africa (Krog & Swinscow 1987: 427).
Distribution type: Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania.
Taxonomy: Data lacking.
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