Family: Incertae sedis Species: Lichenodiplis fallaciosa Lichenicolous fungus on Orcularia insperata (Rinodina biloculata) Photos: Dromore, Co. Cork, SW Ireland. The black, +/- elongated pycnidia are embedded in the hymenium of the host apothecia, with only the ostiole +/- visible at the surface. Conidia are simple, oval to oblong, truncated at the base, light brown to greenish brown, 6-10 x 3-4 µm. Micrographs below. Lichenicolous in the apothecia of Orcularia insperata (Rinodina biloculata) but very rarely recorded and easy to overlook N.B. Incorrectly reported from Britain and Ireland. Most British records are Lichenoconium lichenicola

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Lichenodiplis fallaciosa. August 2024