A complex of tiny pioneer Peltigera species, P. didactyla and P. extenuata, which are morphologically practically undistinguishable. They differ in chemistry of soralia and medulla – in P. extenuata, these parts turn C+ red thanks to the presence of derivatives of gyrophoric acid.
taxonomic classification:Ascomycota → Lecanoromycetes → Peltigerales → Peltigeraceae → Peltigera
Occurrence in the Czech Republic
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