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Anaptychia aff. palmulata

Anaptychia aff. palmulata

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Family: PHYSCIACEAE

Habitat: Mediterranean

Description

     Foliose thallus formed of narrow, very cut, radiating lobes, 0.6-0.9 mm wide, no cilia at the margin, no soredia or isidia. Upper surface of very pale colorations: grayish, ochraceous, ... and typically "dove-like"! Lower surface very pale, whitish, ... with simple or fasciculated rhizines. Sterile taxon. C-, K-, KC-, P-. Mediterranean taxon coming on rocks or the base of trees at the edge of the sea.

_ Very poorly known taxon, intermediate between Anaptychia runcinata (saxicolous) and  Anaptychia palmulata (corticolous) which are two fertile species.

N.B. Perhaps Anaptychia runcinata parasitized or infected (virus?) or suffering as seems to be shown by the photographs of intermediate taxa taken on the same block of rocks of the Ile du Levant (Var).





Anaptychia aff. palmulata

Anaptychia aff. palmulata Ile du Levant 1
Michel DAVID

Anaptychia aff. palmulata

Anaptychia aff. palmulata Ile du Levant 2
Michel DAVID

Anaptychia aff. palmulata

Anaptychia aff. palmulata Ile du Levant 3
Michel DAVID

Anaptychia aff. palmulata

Anaptychia aff. palmulata Ile du Levant 4
Michel DAVID

Anaptychia aff. palmulata

Anaptychia aff. palmulata forme de transition Ile du Levant 5
Michel DAVID

Anaptychia aff. palmulata

Anaptychia aff. palmulata forme de transition Ile du Levant 6
Michel DAVID



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