Taxonavigation

Familia: Verrucariaceae
Genus: Dermatocarpon
Species: Dermatocarpon dolomiticum

Name

Dermatocarpon dolomiticum Amtoft in Amtoft et al., Bryologist 111(1): 27 (2008). [MycoBank #533107]

Diagnosis: Thallus unilobatus 1.5–5.0 cm diametro, saepe dissectus vel rosulatus; pagina supera vulgo atrobrunnea pluries niveo tegmine; pagina inferna atrobrunnea vel pallida brunnea, verrucata vel venosa vel rugosa raro laevis. Perithecia pusilla, pyriforme vel globosum, 162–320(–374) x 130–360(–396) µm; ascosporae ellipsoidea (11.5–)12–13(–15.8) x (4.5–)5.0–6.5(–7.0) µm. Habitat in expositis rupibus calcaris.

Type: U.S.A. MISSOURI. Jefferson Co.: W-facing Ordovician dolomite glade, E of Mammoth Creek Road, on slopes above Ridenour Hollow, sec. 12, T.39N., R.3E., 19 Sep 1990, Harris 25421 (NY, holotype).

Etymology: The specific epithet, dolomiticum, refers to its strong preference for dolomite rock

Ecology and distribution: This species grows on solid or fragmented calcareous rock. Dermatocarpon dolomiticum appears to have an eastern distribution in North America with specimens from Oklahoma, Iowa, Massachusetts, Missouri, New York and Wisconsin.

References

• Amtoft, A., Lutzoni, F.M. & Miądlikowska, J. 2008. Dermatocarpon (Verrucariaceae) in the Ozark Highlands, North America. The Bryologist 111(1): 1–40. DOI: 10.1639/0007-2745(2008)111[1:DVITOH]2.0.CO;2 . ResearchGate . Lutzoni Lab (PDF) Reference page. 

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