Order: Teloschistales       Family: Caliciaceae Species: Amandinea punctata Growth type crustose. Photos: Urban tree trunks, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. Very variable. Thallus pale to dark grey, inconspicuous, thin or thick, prothallus rarely present. Numerous flat to slightly convex, small black apothecia with thin margins. Pycnidia are sparse. Asci are 8-spored, spores 1-septate, 10-18 x 5-10 µm, brown when mature. Microscope photographs below. Widespread on nutrient-rich bark and wood. Also on nutrient enriched rocks and debris. Tolerant of pollution and inorganic fertilisers. Reactions usually negative, very rarely K+ pale yellow. Similar: Lecidella elaeochroma. C+ orange. Apothecia with broader margins. Simple spores.

Microscope photographs







Amandinea punctata May 2010