LIAS light – Item Descriptions
LIASlight ItemID: 5940
| Characters[*]: | Character States[*]: |
|---|---|
| global occurrence: | Eurasia – Europe | Americas – North America (incl Mexico) | Americas – South and Central America | Arctic |
| substrate: | rock – siliceous, siliciferous, acidic | rock, stones, pebbles – unspecified |
| life habit: | lichenized (mutualistic with algal photobionts) |
| thallus: | squamulose (squamulous) | subfruticose (subfruticous), fruticulose, dactyliform |
| [th] upper surface: | grey(ish) | white(ish) |
| [th marginal and upper surface] specific structures: | absent | present |
| [th margin] cilia, cilioid structures: | absent |
| [th upper surface] isidia, isidioid structures: | absent |
| [th upper surface] soredia, soralia, soralioid structures: | present |
| [th] morphol substructures (eg areoles, lobes, branches) width [mm]: | (median) 1.0 (max) 2.0 |
| [th] morphol substructures (eg areoles, lobes, branches) upper surface: | squamulose |
| [th] morphol substructures (eg lobes, branches): | irregular |
| ascomata: | absent |
| secondary metabolites: | present |
| secondary metabolites: | lobaric acid |
| primary photobiont: | present |
| secondary photobionts (eg in cephalodia): | absent |
| primary photobiont: | chlorophytaceous – trebouxiaceous, chlorococcoid |