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Acdemia Arena 2010, Supplement 0201<br />

http://www.sciencepub.net<br />

8a<br />

Ascocarps resembl<strong>in</strong>g apothecia but ascolocular <strong>in</strong> nature, round<br />

to lirellate………………………………………………………<br />

Opegrapha<br />

8b Ascocarp true apothecia………………………………………... 9<br />

9a Apothecia elongated - lirellate………………………………….. Graphis<br />

9b Apothecia disc shaped………………………………………….. 10<br />

10a<br />

Asci multi (64-100 or more) - spored, spores hyal<strong>in</strong>e, small,<br />

thallus saxicolous………………………………………………<br />

Acarospora<br />

10b Asci 1-8 spored (rarely 12, 16, 32-spored)…………………… 11<br />

11a Spores brown, typically 1 septate, thick celled……………… Buellia<br />

11b Spores hyal<strong>in</strong>e, simple………………………………………… 12<br />

12a<br />

Spores large & dist<strong>in</strong>ctly thick celled, apothecia adnate sessile… Ochrolechia<br />

12b Spore small, th<strong>in</strong> or thick celled………………………………... 13<br />

13a Apothecia lecanor<strong>in</strong>e…………………………………………… 14<br />

13b Apothecia lecide<strong>in</strong>e…………………………………………… 15<br />

14a Apothecia <strong>in</strong>itially <strong>in</strong>nate, later plane emergent………………. Aspicilia<br />

14b Apothecia emergent & sessile from the beg<strong>in</strong>n<strong>in</strong>g……………. Lecanora<br />

15a Thallus corticate, paraphyses branched & anotomos<strong>in</strong>g……… Porpidia<br />

15b Thallus ecorticate, paraphyses simple to purcate……………… Lecidea<br />

Group II<br />

1a Perithecia immersed <strong>with</strong><strong>in</strong> the thallus………………………….. Dermatocarpon<br />

1b Apothecia ± superficial, lam<strong>in</strong>al or marg<strong>in</strong>al…………………. Umbilicaria<br />

Group III<br />

1a Thallus paronelioid or physcioid……………………………… 7<br />

1b Thallus…………………………………………………………… 2<br />

2a Photobiont blue green…………………………………………. 3<br />

2b Photobiont green………………………………………………… 6<br />

3a Photobiont not strtified, thallus homoiomerous………………… Leptogium<br />

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