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Order: Arthoniales Family: Roccellaceae
Species: Opegrapha rupestris Photos: Parasitic on Verrucaria. Black Head, the Burren, Ireland. BLS Burren meeting 2009 Thallus barely visible. Scattered clusters of small lirellae, +/- rounded with persistently narrow central slit. Spores 3-septate. Occurs as a parasite on crustose Verrucariaceae on natural limestone and memorials, especially Verrucaria baldensis. Recorded from northern and western Ireland. |
Opegrapha rupestris. BLS Burren meeting, April 2009