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Calopadia editae Vezda ex Chaves & Lücking
Nomenclature
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Family: EctolechiaceaeGenus: Calopadia
Media
SUMMARY
Mycobank MB 517742
Thallus foliicolous or corticolous, continuous or marginally dispersed into rounded, confluent patches, up to 50 mm across and 20–40 µm thick, ecorticate, smooth, pale grey to brownish grey. Apothecia rounded, 0.5–1 mm diam. and 250–350 µm high; disc initially plane but becoming convex in old apothecia, light brown and with thick, pale yellowish to creme-colored pruina; margin distinct, rather thick and prominent when young, creme-colored. Excipulum 40–70 µm broad. Hypothecium 50–100 µm high, light brown. Apothecial base sordid brown to aeruginous. Epithecium thin, 5–10 µm high, granular, pale yellowish brown. Hymenium 100–130 µm high, colourless. Asci 90–110 x 30–35 µm. Ascospores single, oblong-ellipsoid, muriform, 50–80 x (15–)20–30 µm, 2.5–4 times as long as broad, colourless. Campylidia sessile, 0.4–0.6 mm broad; lobe well-developed, hood-shaped, grey but white to pale yellow pruinose; socle not apparent. Conidia filiform with clavate apex, 3–7-septate, 40–60 x 1–1.5 µm.