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Federal Protection: No US federal protection

State Protection: No Georgia state protection

Global Rank: GNR

State Rank: SNR

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

Crust with smooth gray thallus; perithecia naked, black, solitary or clustered in groups; MICROSCOPY: perithecial shell entirely carbonized, hymenium clear; spores hyaline, 8/ascus, 4-celled (2/3 the latter), lumina lenticular to occasionally angular; 18-23 x (6-)7-10 µm; CHEMISTRY: no reactions; FIELD ID not possible, dissection required

Similar Species

Lithothelium septemseptatum has up to 8 cells/spore

Related Rare Species

None

Habitat

Hardwood forest, on bark

Life History

Crustose corticolous lichenized fungus, photobiont a green alga, likely in Trentepohlia

Survey Recommendations

None

Range

Piedmont

Threats

Unknown

Georgia Conservation Status

Rare

Conservation Management Recommendations

None

References

Aptroot, A. 1991. A monograph of the Pyrenulaceae (Excluding Anthracothecium and Pyrenula) and the Requienellaceae, with notes on the Pleomassariaceae, the Trypetheliaceae and Mycomicrothelia (Lichenized and Non-lichenized Ascomycetes). Bibliotheca Lichenologica, Bd. 44, J. Cramer, Berlin, Stuttgart. 

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 Unpublished manuscript, Bronx, N.Y.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

12 August 2024