A rare epiphytic Bacidia, forming darkly pigmented apothecia with very long acicular ascospores. It has a suboceanic distribution. Currently, the species is very rare in the Czech Republic, occurring only in humid valleys and old-growth forests. It usually grows on smooth, acidic, slightly nutritious bark of deciduous trees. It is an endangered, declining lichen in the Czech Republic, linked to natural forests.
taxonomic classification:Ascomycota → Lecanoromycetes → Lecanorales → Ramalinaceae → Bacidia
Red List (Liška & Palice 2010):CR – critically endangered
Red List (Malíček 2023):C1 – critically endangered
Occurrence in the Czech Republic
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