Sporastatia polyspora & Sporastatia testudinea #

Taxa #

Sporastatia polyspora, Sporastatia testudinea

Organization #

Lobed-Crustose Lichens, Select Crustose Lichens

Identification #

Highly-appressed, lobed-crustose lichens. Thalli very planar, made up of tile-like areolae. Lacking soredia and isidia, producing inconspicuous apothecia. Sporastatia testudinea in a tan to light brown color while S. polyspora is gray. While S. polyspora is also areolate, it is not similarly lobed as S. testudinea.

Substrate #

Saxicolous