Sculptolumina japonica (Tuck.) Marbach (2000: 297)

* Sculptolumina japonica (Tuck.) Marbach (2000: 297) .

Characterized by the brownish, inconspicuous to leprose-granulose thallus containing orange pigments which react K+ purple (anthraquinones), the lecideine apothecia, the brown hypothecium, the inspersed hymenium and the large, microrugulate Mischoblastia - type ascospores (up to 30.0 × 13.0 µm). Another interesting distinguishing feature of this species are the large filiform conidia (up to 30 µm), first described in Giralt et al. (2009) and observed for the second time in the specimen cited below. A corticolous/lignicolous species whose distribution extends from the tropics and subtropics north to the Macaronesian region and to the Eurosiberian region under oceanic influence (Giralt et al op. cit.). Reported once from North America (North Carolina, Sheard et al. 2008).

Material examined: ― GUATEMALA. (D) Coban: E of Coban, San Pedro Carcha, Balheario Las Islas, hill along and above cascades, Acer , Pinus and Quercus trees and some outcrops, 1325 m, 15° 28.0' N, 90° 18.5' W, 31 July 2004, P. & B. van den Boom 33263 (hb. v.d. Boom).