Taxonavigation
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Dermatocarpon
Species: Dermatocarpon arenosaxi
Name
Dermatocarpon arenosaxi Amtoft, 2008
Diagnosis: Thallus multilobatus 1–25 mm diametro, numeroso haptero; pagina supera atrobrunnea ad pallida brunnea ubi humida interdum distincte bicolor viridus et brunnea; pagina inferna pallida brunnea ad pallida auribrunnea vel concolora pagina super, laevis vel foveata; perithecia pusilla (148–)200–300(–451) x (154–)200–300(–400) µm, acscosporae subglobosa vel ellipsoidea. Habitat in expositis rupibus siliceis.
Type: U.S.A. MISSOURI. Stone Co.: 2.1 mi S of White River on St. Rd. 5, sec. 20, T.17N., R.11W., 26 Apr 1988, Harris 21644 (NY, holotype).
Etymology: The specific epithet refers to its predilection for sandstone
Ecology and distribution: This species grows on siliceous acidic rock such as sandstone, chert and granite, and sometimes on a thin layer of soil over acidic rock.
References
- In Amtoft, Lutzoni & Miądlikowska, 2008
- Amtoft, A.; Lutzoni, F. and Miadlikowska (2008) Dermatocarpon (Verrucariaceae) in the Ozark Highlands, North America. - The Bryologist 111(1): 1–40. **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 29833] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (JSTOR) (Discussion of Dermatocarpon arenosaxi: pp. 24-27; color photos: p. 25, fig. 9 & p. 26, fig. 10)