Key Identification Features
- It has a thin, leprose texture, and sometimes grows in distinct patches.
- A visible, white fibrous prothallus is often present, with hyphae organized into distinct radiating strands.
- The apothecia are colored pale yellowish brown to greyish brown, with raised margins that are distinctly yellow or whitish, creating a visual contrast with the color of the thallus.
- Asci are of the Lecanora-type, containing eight spores each, measure up to 90 by 20 μm, have a distinct tholus, and lack an ocular chamber.
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