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Taxon: Hypocenomyce leucococca R. Sant.
Family: Ophioparmaceae

Collector: Rolf Santesson   27901   

Date: 1977-08-05

Locality: Sweden, Härjedalen (Hrj), Ljusnedal (=Tannas par.?), c. 1 km E of Ramundbergets Fjällgård

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Verbatim Coordinates: 63°42'N, 12°25'E

Elevation: 1385 meters

Verbatim Elevation: 1385 m

Habitat: in the subalpine birch forest; On the trunk of a birch

Occurrence Remarks: Thallus albus aut albido-cinerascens, disperso-areolatus, hypo-thallo indistincto. Soralia cinereo-albida, marginalia labri-formia aut laminalia globosa. Thallus C+ rubra, K+ flava, P+ flava. Thallus effuse, epiphloeodal, formed by usually + scattered areolae; hypothallus usually indistinct. Areolae round to somewhat elongate and slightly effigurate, up to 0.5 (-1.0) mm across, flat to convex and sometimes slightly constricted at the base, white to whitish grey, after some years in herbarium often pink or brownish, sorediate. Soralia greyish white to pale greenish, marginal and + labriform or covering the whole areola, rounded to globose with farinose soredia. Medulla white. Photobiont: unicellular green algae, 10-15 urn diam. Apothecia and pycnidia unknown. Chemistry: alectorialic acid.

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Owner: University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS)

Record Id: 7739ee16-4d12-48b4-a010-0d3769363e59

Occurrence ID (GUID): a13bac07-80c0-460c-8f65-7a486765f7a0

For additional information on this occurrence, please contact: Kenneth M. Cameron (kmcameron@wisc.edu)