Anaptychia
ANAPTYCHIA Körber
2 species recorded in Alberta:
crinalis (Schaerer) Vězda (Esslinger 2007) NA reports of setifera belong here ACIMS
elbursiana (Szatala) Poelt (Esslinger 2002a) Syn.: Physconia thomsonii ACIMS
DICHOTOMOUS KEY – see Heterodermia Key
*Only consistent trait to separate Anaptychia from Physconia is the prosoplectenchymatous cortex in Anaptychia [individual hyphae can be distinguished, upper surface looks vaguely ‘combed’ along lobe lengths] and the paraplectenchymatous [separate hyphae cannot be distinguished and cells look isodiametric] or scleroplectenchymatous cortex [same as paraplectenchymatous but cells embedded in thick extracellular matrix] in Physconia
Goward does not include Anapthychia elbursiana.
Resources
Esslinger, T. L. 2007. A synopsis of the North American species of Anaptychia (Physciaceae). The Bryologist 110:788-797.
