Pyrenula chlorospila Arnold, (a lichen)


17 Mar 2008 at OSGR: SW83 in East Cornwall, England

Record SummaryGrowing with P. macrospora, on Sycamore pole, beside path through woodland
Found asTeliomorph
Date17 March 2008
OS grid refOSGR: SW83
Lat/Lon50° 10’ N, 4° 60’ W
Vice CountyEast Cornwall, VC no: 2
CountryEngland
Voucher17 Mar 2008[G]
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Notes:

Adjacent colonies of Pyrenula chlorospila and P. macrospora.

Spores: arcuate, 5-septate, with 4 diamond-shaped vacuoles in the central cells, end cells paler and without vacuoles (or maybe these are just thickenings of the end wall?), broad at septa, narrowing at vacuoles. 28-31/10.5-11.5µm.

Examined in 10% KOH but no coloured crystals seen.

The following literature was used to identify this find:

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