Lecidea ramulicola (= Lecanora symmicta f. ramulicola) is raised to species rank within Lecanora. It is anatomically similar to Lecanora symmicta, but unlike that species it has atranorin as major secondary product and usnic acid only as an accessory substance, more frequently branched and anastomosing paraphyses, and shorter conidia. The species is known from northeastern North America and central Europe, where it is often found in pine forests, most frequently on dead pine twigs.
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1 March 2002
Lecanora ramulicola (Lecanoraceae, Lecanorales), an Overlooked Lichen Species from the Lecanora symmicta Group
Christian Printzen,
Philip May
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The Bryologist
Vol. 105 • No. 1
Spring 2002
Vol. 105 • No. 1
Spring 2002