34 CHAPTER 4 RESULTS 4.1 Lichen diversity Epiphytic lichens ...
34 CHAPTER 4 RESULTS 4.1 Lichen diversity Epiphytic lichens ...
34 CHAPTER 4 RESULTS 4.1 Lichen diversity Epiphytic lichens ...
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Parmelinella sp.1<br />
Parmelinella sp.2<br />
Parmelinella sp.3<br />
Parmelinella sp.4<br />
Figure 4.27 Parmelinella spp., scale bar = 5 mm<br />
PARMELINOPSIS (Taylor) Elix & Hale<br />
Thallus foliose, loosely to tightly adnate, lobes axils rounded, narrow,<br />
dichotomously to irregularly branched. cilia present. Upper surface pale grey, K+<br />
yellow (usnic acid), KC- (atranorin present), with or without soredia, pustules<br />
and isidia. Medulla white, C+ red or rose. Lower surface ivory to pale brown<br />
or black. Rhizines simple, till the margin. Ascocarps apothecia, laminal, sessile<br />
to subpedicellate, disc imperforate, pale brown to bark brown. Asci 8-spored.<br />
Ascospores ellipsoid, with thickened wall.<br />
Parmelinopsis sp.1 Parmelinopsis sp.2<br />
Figure 4.28 Parmelinopsis spp., scale bar = 5 mm