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106 BRIAN JOHN COPPINS<br />

43a (42a) Pycnidia conspicuous, black , sessile or stalked 44<br />

43b Pycnidia inconspicuous and immersed, or absent 45<br />

44a (43a) Spores simple, 5-9x2-5-3-8 /xm. Conidia 2-6-3-6X 1-1 -3 fim. On lignum<br />

24. M. melaeniza (p. 155)<br />

44b Spores 0-l(-3)-septate,8-13(-16)x2.3^)u,m. Conidia 3 • 5-4-8 x 1-1-5 />tm. On shaded rocks,<br />

decaying bryophytes, exposed tree roots or loose stones , rarely on bark or lignum<br />

6. M. botryoides (p. 118)<br />

45a (43b) On rocks, loose stones, consolidated soil, dry bryophyte mats or exposed tree roots in<br />

underhangs, or on lignum 46<br />

45b On mineral soil, or over decaying bryophytes or plant debris on <strong>the</strong> ground; never in<br />

underhangs 48<br />

46a (45a) Spores mostly 1-septate, 6-8-5x1-5-2-5 /xm. Hymenium hyaline or tinged orangebrown,<br />

never greenish. Hypo<strong>the</strong>cium never blackish 28. M. myriocarpa (p. 161)<br />

46b Spores simple. Hymenium <strong>of</strong>ten greenish or ± aeruginose. Hypo<strong>the</strong>cium blackish in thick<br />

section 47<br />

47a (46b) On sheltered rocks, rarely on exposed tree roots. Apo<strong>the</strong>cia convex-globose, <strong>of</strong>ten<br />

tuberculate. Spores 6-8(-9)x2-3(-3-4) /xm. Hypo<strong>the</strong>cium c. 120-360 fxm tall. Phycobiont<br />

not micareoid, cells 5-12 /xmdiam 21. M. lutulata (p. 148)<br />

47b On Hgnum, rarely on rock. Apo<strong>the</strong>cia convex-adnate, never tuberculate. Spores 9-12x<br />

4-5 /im. Hypo<strong>the</strong>cium c. 70-120 fim tall. Phycobiont micareoid, cells 4-7 fxm diam<br />

27. M. muhrii (p. 160)<br />

48a (45b) Spores simple , small , 6-9 - 5 x 3-4 /am . Upper hymenium brown without green or purple<br />

tinge in K. On exposed soil in woodland clearings (? sites <strong>of</strong> old bonfires)<br />

32. M. osloensis (p. 169)<br />

48b Spores larger, mostly over 10 ^tm long. Upper hymenium usually with greenish or purple tinge<br />

inK 49<br />

49a (48b) Thallus blackish. Upper hymenium usually with green tinge in K. Spores simple, or<br />

<strong>of</strong>ten becoming 3-septate (10-)12-21(-25)x(3-5-)4-5 /xm. On exposed soil or truf on<br />

mountain summits or exposed ridges, or at lower altitudes in boreal regions 45. M. turfosa (p. 194)<br />

49b Thallus whitish. Upper hymenium with purple tinge in K. Spores 0-1-septate, (7-)9-5-15x<br />

3-4(-4-5)/am. On fine-sandy or argillaceous soil 23. M. melaenida (p. 154)<br />

50a (42b) Thallus terricolous or muscicolous. Spores simple or 1-septate, mostly in range<br />

9-19x3-4-5 /am. Paraphyses numerous, simple or sparingly branched, 1-1-5 /am wide 51<br />

50b Thallus saxicolous, lignicolous or corticolous, not terricolous or if so (anomalous occurrences)<br />

<strong>the</strong>n spores smaller or paraphyses thinner and much branched 52<br />

51a (50a) On fine sandy or argillaceous soils, never muscicolous or on plant debris; at low<br />

altitudes. Apo<strong>the</strong>cia immarginate, convex to hemisphaerical, adnate when young; in<br />

section without greenish pigmentation in K. Spores 1-septate, (7-)9-5-15 x 3-4 /am<br />

23. M. melaenida (p. 154)<br />

51b On bryophytes or plant debris, sometimes spreading on to sandy soil; in Arctic or Alpine<br />

situations. Apo<strong>the</strong>cia, at least when young, marginate, and markedly constricted below,<br />

turbinate or short-stalked; in section (especially excipulum) with green pigmentation<br />

(<strong>of</strong>ten mixed with purple pigmentation) in K. Spores mostly simple, (9-)10-19(-21)x<br />

(2-5-)3-4-5/am 9. M. crassipes (p. 125)<br />

52a (50b) Phycobiont not micareoid, cells 5-12 /am or more in diam. On shaded rocks in humid<br />

places (narrow ravines or woodlands), or in sheltered underhangs on rock, loose stones,<br />

exposed roots or consolidated soil ; rarely on lignum (old fence posts) 53<br />

52b Phycobiont micareoid , cells 4-8 /am diam . Usually on lignum , rarely on shaded rock 56<br />

53a (52a) Hypo<strong>the</strong>cium dark reddish brown, K- or K± red intensifying, but not turning<br />

purplish or greenish. Hymenium hyaline, dilute green to aeruginose. Spores 6-8(-9)x<br />

2-3(-3-4)/am 21. M. lutulata (p. 148)<br />

53b Hypo<strong>the</strong>cium distinctly greenish in K, more rarely purplish in part or in whole 54

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