Tuckermannopsis sepincola (Ehrh.) Hale, 1987
| Common name | Chestnut Wrinkle Lichen |
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| Code | TUCKSEP |
| Field Characters | Small, foliose, chlorolichen. Very small red-brown thalli, lobes 1-2 mm wide, ascending. Relatively large apothecia on surface of lobes near margin dwarf the rest of the thallus. Cilia and marginal pycnidia rare, instead margins are smooth with white pseudocyphellae (hard to see). |
| Similar species & genera |
Other tree-dwelling Tuckermannopsis have marginal cilia & pycnidia and are larger.
Melanohalea septentrionalis: appressed throughout, medulla PD+ orange. |
| Ecology | Deciduous trees and shrubs, often intermixed with Vulpicida pinastri and Melanohalea septentrionalis. Common in the shield, boreal, foothills, and lower montane regions. |
| Chemistry | All spot tests negative, protolichesterinic aliphatic acid detectable by TLC. |
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