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substrate
calciferous rock
rock (unspecified)
bark
soil
non-calciferous rock
wood
bryophytes
Asci
tholus amyloidity pattern*
with amyloid cap
entirely amyloid
amyloid and with wide, axial body divergent towards apex (Lecanora-type)
amyloid and with narrow, axial body convergent towards apex (Bacidia-type)
Ascospores
ascospores septation
present
absent
Secondary Metabolites [general]
secondary metabolite presence
absent
present
Photobionts
primary photobiont kind
chlorococcoid
cyanobacterioid
Upper Thallus Surface
upper surface color - overall*
bright white (atranorin white; vermicularis-white)
yellowish white
black
yellow
whitish grey
yellowish brown
brown
grey
green
greyish brown
brownish grey
greenish brown
reddish brown
greenish grey
brownish green
James P. Bennett and Clifford M. Wetmore
Species Count: 9
Caliciaceae
Dimelaena oreina
Parmeliaceae
Montanelia tominii
Peltulaceae
Peltula euploca
Pertusariaceae
Pertusaria saximontana
Physciaceae
Phaeophyscia orbicularis
Physcia aipolia
Physcia phaea
Physconia detersa
Physconia muscigena