van den Boom P.P.G. & Brand A.M.
(2024):
A new Micarea species M. oleoprasina, containing oildroplets in the thallus, occuring in western Europe and Macaronesica,
Archive for Lichenology,
44: 1–5
For the first time, a Micarea species has been found with oildroplets in the thallus,
abundantly present and without known chemical compounds. Further characters are pale brownish
coralloid thallus, pale apothecia of c. 0.35 mm and 0-1 septate, ellipsoid ascospores. It is known from
Austria, Belgium, Ireland, Luxembourg, Canary Islands and Azores.
Keywords: Europe, Macaronesia, taxonomy, Ascomycetes, Pilocarpaceae, Micarea prasina.
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