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Roccellina badia
Dirina badia is a species of crustose lichen in the family Roccellaceae. It is found on the small desert mountains of northern Peru, where it grows on both stone and on bark.
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Description
The lichen has creamy-brown to brown, crustose thallus (0.1–1.5 mm thick) with a somewhat roughened surface texture, and a chalk-like medulla. When soralia are present – typically when ascomata are absent – they are punctate (point-like). If ascomata are present, they have a circular putline and a diameter of 0.5–2.0 mm, with a pruinose disc surrounded by a thalline margin. The ascospores are 27–33 by 4–5 μm. The expected results of chemical spot tests are C+ (red) on the thallus surface, C− on the medulla, and C+ (red) on the apothecial disc. Dirina badia contains erythrin, lecanoric acid, and a couple of other unidentified substances as lichen products.
Range & habitat
The range of Dirina badia is restricted to northern Peru, where it is common on the small desert mountains. It is typically saxicolous, growing on acidic rock, but it has also been recorded growing on the bark of shrubs and small trees.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Habitat and distribution”
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