Irish lichens
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Order: Family: Thelotremataceae
Species: Diploschistes muscorum # Photos: On Cladonia. The Burren, Co. Clare, Ireland. Confirmed by Neil Sanderson Greyish-white warted thallus with urceolate apothecia. The black discs are +/- heavily pruinose with raised margins. Asci are 4-spored, 5-septate becoming muriform, 25-35 x 10-15 µm. Parasitic on Cladonia species before developing into independent thallii. Most frequent on Cladonia rangiformis and Cladonia pocillum Other lichenicolous fungi on Cladonia species include Bachmanniomyces punctum (B. uncialicola), Syzygospora bachmannii and Didymocyrtis cladoniicola |
Diploschistes muscorum. July 2009