WIS : Lichens
University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium, Lichens
Catalog #: WIS-L-0121838
Taxon: Gassicurtia chermesina (Kalb) Marbach
Family: Caliciaceae
Determiner: B. Marbach (1996)
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Type Status: Isotype
Collector: K. Kalb; A. Schrögl   358   
Date: 1985-09-02
Locality: Kenya, Coast Province, Kwale District; Shimba Hills
Elevation: 300 meters
Verbatim Elevation: 300 m
Habitat: on Pinus sp.
Occurrence Remarks: Thallus corticola, crustaceus, tenuis, verruculoso-inaequalis vel leprosus, albidus vel stramineus, K-, O aurantiacus, KO aurantiacus; medulla albida vel partialiter purpurea. Apothecia sessilia, 0,2 -0,5 mm lata, disco piano aut demum convexo, nigro, dense chermesino pruinoso, margine tenui, persistente aut demum excluso. Excipulum fuliginosum, dense cristallis purpureis instructum; hypothecium superne fuliginosum, inierne badiolum. Hymenium hyalinum, purum, circa 50 pun altum. Paraphyses 1 lim crassae, apicibus incrassatis (0,3 inn), non coloratis, solum pruina K+ violacea. Sporae 12 - 16nae, fuliginosae, superficie levi, 7 - 9 jim longae, 3 - 4 *im crassae.
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Owner: University of Wisconsin - Madison (WIS)
Record Id: b95db154-d09b-4941-ba3c-55855fdadb51
Occurrence ID (GUID): 6f059849-0044-4ae2-b621-068dd4bbdb68
For additional information on this occurrence, please contact: Kenneth M. Cameron (kmcameron@wisc.edu)
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