Toninia-candida_10

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Toninia candida (Weber) Th. Fr., syn.: Biatorina candida (Weber) Jatta, Lecidea candida (Weber) Ach., Psora candida (Weber) Hoffm., Diphloeis candida (Weber) Clem.EN: Bruised Lichen, DE: ?SI: ?Dat.: March 7. 2018Lat.: 46.34435 Long.: 13.673717Code: Bot_ 1114/2018_DSC1006Habitat: steep mountain slope southwest aspect; almost vertical calcareous bedrock ground; relatively warm place; full sun; partly protected from direct rain; average precipitations ~ 3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevations 659 m (2.150 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. Substratum: Cracked, vertical or partly overhanging calcareous rock surface.Place: Lower Trenta valley, near village Soa, next to the steepest part of the trail to Lemovlje flats, East Julian Alps, Posoje, Slovenia EC. Comment: Toninia candida seems to be a rather rare lichen in Slovenia. Although Ref. 6 lists a few observations in different phytogeographical regions of Slovenia, Ref. 7 knows a single UTM square with it. A few specimens were found at the place of this observation. Photographed in half damp conditions. Thallus K-, eventually barely noticeable light yellow. No microscopy has been done.Ref.:(1) V. Wirth, Die Flechten Baden-Wrttembergs, Teil.2., Ulmer (1995), p 911.(2) www.afl-lichenologie.fr/Photos_AFL/Photos_AFL_T/Toninia_c... (accessed March 19. 2018)(3) U. Suppan, J. Prugger, H. Mayrhofer, Catalogue of the lichenized and lichenicolous fungi of Slovenia, members.chello.at/johannes.pruegger/uni/slovenia/ (accessed March 18. 2018)(4) dbiodbs.univ.trieste.it/italic/italic42?specie=1556&u... (accessed March 19. 2018)(5) P.L. Nimis, Image archive of ITALIC, Dryades Project dbiodbs.units.it/carso/chiavi_pub52 (6) N. Ogris (ed), Boletus informaticus, Slovenian Forestry Institute www.zdravgozd.si/bi_index.aspx (accessed March 18. 2918)