A rare mountain species, similar to M. leprosula that grows on bryophytes. From the area of the Czech Republic, the lichen was described under the name Micarea subleprosula from the vicinity of the Mumlavský vodopád waterfall in the Krkonoše Mts. Recently, the species was found in the Jizerské hory Mts (locality Jedlový důl).
Literature: Vězda A. (1961): Lichenes novi vel rariores Sudetorum occidentalium. – Preslia 33: 365–368.
taxonomic classification:Ascomycota → Lecanoromycetes → Lecanorales → Pilocarpaceae → Micarea
most frequented synonyms:Micarea subleprosulaRed List (Liška & Palice 2010):RE – extinct
Red List (Malíček 2023):C1 – critically endangered
Occurrence in the Czech Republic
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