Irish lichens
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Order: Peltigerales Family: Collemataceae
Species: Scytinium teretiusculum (Leptogium teretiusculum) Over moss on mortared wall and limestone. Co. Cork and Co. Kerry Very small thallus of narrow, dark brown or greyish-brown lobes. Long isidia-like extensions develop at margins and apices forming dense cushions to 1cm diameter. Primary squamules become +/- obscured. Apothecia are very rare, urceolate with thick margins. Found on mature shaded deciduous trees, also on basic rocks, walls and coastal mossy grassland. Chemical reactions negative. Similar: Leptogium subtile. Usually very fertile, shorter lobes with none or few isidia-like extensions. |
Leptogium teretiusculum January 2010