Bogoriella decipiens is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Trypetheliaceae.[2] This widespread tropical lichen forms pale brownish to whitish crusty patches bordered by distinctive dark lines and produces solitary, dark fruiting bodies with broad edges. It can be distinguished from similar species by its grey, smooth ascospores that are typically divided into 2-4 compartments, though the number can vary considerably. The species has a pantropical distribution and has been found across diverse regions including the Caribbean, Central America, Southeast Asia, and the Pacific.
Two later taxa have been placed in synonymy with this species. Alexander Zahlbruckner described Bogoriella subpersicina in 1928 from material collected in Java, Indonesia, with the holotype housed in Vienna (W). In 1997, Aptroot introduced Ornatopyrenis muriformis from Papua New Guinea, based on a collection from Madang Province (holotype in Berlin, B). Both are now regarded as the same species as B.decipiens.[5]
Description
Bogoriella decipiens has a thallus that is pale brownish to whitish in colour, bordered by distinct dark prothallus lines. Its fruiting bodies (ascomata) are solitary, 0.7–0.9mm in diameter and about 0.2mm tall, each with a broad fringe. The asci measure around 100 by 28micrometres (μm). The ascospores are grey, smooth, and rounded at the ends, typically divided into 2–4 compartments, though occasionally as few as one or as many as eight; they are 25–35μm long and 12–15μm wide. No pycnidia have been observed. Both the thallus and ascomata give negative results in standard chemical spot tests (UV and K), and thin-layer chromatography has not revealed any detectable lichen substances.[5]
Distribution
Bogoriella decipiens has a pantropical distribution, with records from Cuba, Guyana, the Philippines, Indonesia, and Papua New Guinea. It has also been reported from Mexico, where a specimen was collected in Yucatán at Chichén Itzá in 1993.[5]
↑ Müller, J. (1885). "Pyrenocarpeae Cubenses a cl. C. Wright lectae". Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie. 6: 375–421 [415].
↑ Harris, D.C. (1989). "A sketch of the family Pyrenulaceae (Melanommatales) in eastern North America". Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 49: 74–107 [78].
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