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Solorina crocea Kappl, Blankarlakes, Tyrol, August 2010 |
Habitus, arctic-alpine. Thallus forming rosettes, thick, dick. Upper surface olive-green when wet, otherwise redbrown. Undersurface
bright orange with branched veines. Photobiont Coccomyxa and Nostoc in internal Cephaloides. Apothecia up to
1 cm diameter, darkbrown, flat clinging on the surface, not immersed. Asci of Peltigera-type with 6-8 spores.
Spores 35 - 45 x 10 - 12 µm, brown, one septated. Chemistry: K+ purple, solorinic acid.
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Solorina crocea Kappl, Blankarlakes, Tyrol, August 2010 |
Cross section lobe, only the upper surface is corticated.
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Solorina crocea Kappl, Blankarlakes, Tyrol, August 2010 |
Cross section lobe, Cortex, Phasecontrast.
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Solorina crocea Kappl, Blankarlakes, Tyrol, August 2010 |
Cross section lobe, closeup cortex.
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Solorina crocea Kappl, Blankarlakes, Tyrol, August 2010 |
Cross section lobe. Cephalodia are situated in a layer directly beneath the green-algae.
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Solorina crocea Kappl, Blankarlakes, Tyrol, August 2010 |
Cross section Apothecium. Without thalline exciple. Staining with Lactophenol-Methylblue-Acidfuchsin.
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Solorina crocea Kappl, Blankarlakes, Tyrol, August 2010 |
Cross section Apothecium. Asci and paraphyses. Staining with Lactophenol-Methylblue-Acidfuchsin.
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Solorina crocea Blankarlakes, Tyrol, August 2010 |
Ascus, spores. K/J+ reaction of ascus tip.
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