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Gyalecta sp.
Dimple Lichen
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Photographer: Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
ID: 0000 0000 0309 0673 (2009-03-11)Copyright © 2009 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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date of photo Feb 22, 2009
latitude 46.31819 longitude 13.55216
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Southeast of village Cezsoca. Bovec basin, East Julian Alps (Posocje, Slovenia)notes Half dry conditions. Eventually Gyalecta leucaspis? According to Wirth a very rare species for Germany. Pruegger et all. 'Alphabetical list of lichenized fungi for the six phytogeographical regions of Slovenia' has this species listed. G. leucaspis has vividly pink to light orange thallus and its apothecia rim disintegrate into 5-10 radial sections when old (Wirth, 1995). This corresponds well to my pictures. However, I can not find thick gray-white pruina on apothecia which is also a typical character for G. leucapsis. On the other hand, in literature and on web I have never found mentioning vivid orange as a possible thallus color of G. jenensis. G. jenensis is quite common here and also a possibility. Observing spores would resolve the dilemma. Habitat: Road scarp rocks of a dirt road, humid shady place, mixed forest and grassland around, no insolation during winter months, often wet, north oriented, 1.5 mm off the road level, exposed to precipitations, precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 7-9 deg C, elevation 400 m (1.300 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: vertical calcareous rock surface. Ref.: http://members.chello.at/johannes.pruegger/uni/slovenia/ , Wirth, (1995), Die Flechten Baden-Wuerttembergs, Ulmer, Vol.1., p410, Brodo, Sharnoff, Sharnoff (2001), Lichens of North Ameria, Yale Uni.Press, p329.camera Nikon D70 / Nikorr Micro 105mm/f2.8
photo category: Fungi - lichen
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Dimple Lichen (photographer)
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