Irish lichens
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Order: Mycocaliciales Family: Mycocaliciaceae
Species: Stenocybe septata Photos: On Holly. Ballingeary, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. Black, shiny, 'pinhead' apothecia to 2mm tall, the heads narrowly clavate, stalks to 0.15mm diameter. Occur singly or in small groups. The spores are mostly 3-septate, becoming reddish-brown. Widespread in Ireland, usually on the bark of Holly in old woodlands. Can also occur on Birch, Oak, Rowan and Hazel. Sometimes found growing through the thallii of other lichens, e.g Graphis elegans and Thelotrema lepadinum. Chemical reactions negative. |
Stenocybe septata July 2010