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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: SU

Element Locations Tracked in Biotics: No

SWAP 2015 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

SWAP 2025 Species of Greatest Conservation Need (SGCN): No

2025 SGCN Priority Tier: None

Element Occurrences (EOs) in Georgia: 0

Habitat Summary for element in Georgia: Mesic hardwood forest

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Description

Pale gray-tan thallus with solitary small (0.3-0.5 mm in diameter) black perithecia, obscured by thin veil of thalline covering (variable in thickness); ostioles apical; MICROSCOPY: hymenium clear (not inspersed with oil droplets), spores brown, 4-celled, with a layer of endospore between 2 terminal cells & cell walls at spore tips (most visible on mature spores with angular lumina), spores about 17.5-20 x 8-9 µm; FIELD ID: dissection recommended

Similar Species

 Other Pyrenula in this speciose, variable genus (see key below)

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Mesic hardwood forest, on hardwood bark: Quercus (& other species elsewhere)

Life History

Corticolous crustose lichenized fungus, photobiont an alga in Trentepohlia

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Coastal Plain

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Rare

Conservation Management Recommendations

None

References

Brodo, I. M. 2001. Lichens of North America. Yale University Press, New Haven, Conn.

Esslinger, T. L. 2021. A cumulative checklist for the lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi of the continental United States and Canada. Version 24. Opuscula Philolichenum 20: 100-394.

Harris, R. C. 1995. More Florida lichens including the 10-cent tour of the pyrenolichens. Unpublished manuscript, Bronx, N.Y.

Authors of Account

Malcolm Hodges

Date Compiled or Updated

5 August 2022