LICHALP

Catinaria neuschildii (Körb.) P. James

Syn.: Biatorina neuschildii Körb., Biatorina subpulicaris Anzi, Catillaria atropurpurea (Schaer.) Th. Fr. subsp. neuschildii (Körb.) Th. Fr., Catillaria neuschildii (Körb.) Th. Fr., Catillaria subpulicaris (Anzi) Lettau

Lichenised.

Substrate: lignum, bark

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the montane belt (potential vegetation: deciduous forests dominated by Fagus sylvatica and closed coniferous forests with Picea abies)

Note: a temperate lichen found on trunks of old, mostly broad-leaved trees, often on faces which are seldom wetted by rain, such as undersides of thick branches; on the whole a poorly known taxon related to C. atropurpurea, which requires further study.