Caloplaca cerina
(Hedw.) Th.Fr.
Study description
Asci clavate, unitunicate, 8-spored, biseriate to irregular, turning purplish in 10% KOH.
Paraphyses filiform, branched, swollen at the apical cells and covered with granulations rich in orange-yellow pigment.
Ascospores ellipsoidal, smooth, hyaline, polarilocular with two polar locules, with a very wide central septum occupying much of the spore length, without clear reaction to KOH.
Geographic references
Map generated from global occurrence data from GBIF. GBIF.
Study measurements
Values in Microns (µm)Macroscopic gallery
1 / 9Caloplaca cerina - 1 - IMG_3438
Microscopic gallery
1 / 15Caloplaca cerina - 12 - Ascas x 400 1