Acarospora thelococcoides (Nyl.) Zahlbr.

Description: Acarospora thelococcoides (Nyl.) Zahlbr. Location: Los Padres National Forest, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Observation Notes: Numerous specimens of Acarospora thelococcoides lichens on red clay soil at the edge of a grassy meadow and chaparral slope. Thallus aereolate, tan/buff, +/-discontinuous, mostly occupied by apothecia and barely visible. Apothecia abundant, aspicilioid, 1-3 per aereole, mostly less than 1mm but occasionally up to 1.5mm, “volcano-like” with a small depressed black disc surrounded by a thickened margin covered in crusty white pruina. Cortex remnants persistent on side of apothecia after it emerges, giving the apothecia a crenate appearance. The cross-section photo shows the thalline (lecanorine) margin with algal layer. imshaugii. See the “isidia-like” spinules : For more information about this, see the observation page at Mushroom Observer. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−. Date: 27 February 2015. Source: : This image is Image Number 510103 at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−. Author: : This image was created by user J-Dar at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images.You can contact this user here. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−.

Description: Acarospora thelococcoides (Nyl.) Zahlbr. Location: Los Padres National Forest, San Luis Obispo Co., California, USA Observation Notes: Numerous specimens of Acarospora thelococcoides lichens on red clay soil at the edge of a grassy meadow and chaparral slope. Thallus aereolate, tan/buff, +/-discontinuous, mostly occupied by apothecia and barely visible. Apothecia abundant, aspicilioid, 1-3 per aereole, mostly less than 1mm but occasionally up to 1.5mm, “volcano-like” with a small depressed black disc surrounded by a thickened margin covered in crusty white pruina. Cortex remnants persistent on side of apothecia after it emerges, giving the apothecia a crenate appearance. The cross-section photo shows the thalline (lecanorine) margin with algal layer. imshaugii. See the “isidia-like” spinules : For more information about this, see the observation page at Mushroom Observer. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−. Date: 27 February 2015. Source: : This image is Image Number 510102 at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images. This tag does not indicate the copyright status of the attached work. A normal copyright tag is still required. See Commons:Licensing. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−. Author: : This image was created by user J-Dar at Mushroom Observer, a source for mycological images.You can contact this user here. English | español | français | italiano | македонски | മലയാളം | português | +/−.