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Order: Gyalectales Family: Gyalectaceae
Species: Belonia nidarosiensis Photos: On wall of Inchigeela Protestant church, Cork, SW Ireland Thin, finely powdery-granular thallus, pinkish-orange or reddish. Usually infertile, when present the scattered apothecia are globose, pale pinkishor orange-red, widely scattered in thalline warts. The spores are muriform and taper to a thin tail. Can be very difficult to separate from free-living Trentepohlia (algae) Chemical reactions negative. Occurs on dry, shaded, vertical surfaces sheltered from direct rainfall. Found on north and east church walls, also on mortar and limestone. |
Belonia nidarosiensis. On wall of Inchigeela Protestant church. August 2009