Biatorella fossarum
(Dufour) Th.Fr.
Study description
Thallus crustose, virtually non-existent, greyish and granular.
Asci scarce, containing more than 100 ascospores inside (polyspored), without apparent reaction to Melzer's reagent.
Paraphyses filiform, with yellowish intracellular pigment, branched, not protruding above the level of the asci, with terminal cells having short septa and swollen tips.
Ascospores cylindrical, hyaline, containing thick lipid droplets inside.
Herbarium material available: JTP2714/25.
Geographic references
Map generated from global occurrence data from GBIF. GBIF.
Study measurements
Values in Microns (µm)Macroscopic gallery
1 / 9Biatorella fossarum - 1 - IMG_4875
Microscopic gallery
1 / 16Biatorella fossarum - 11 - Himenio Melzer x 400-001