LICHALP

Thelenella muscorum (Fr.) Vain. var. octospora (Nyl.) Coppins & Fryday

Syn.: Chromatochlamys muscorum (Fr.) H. Mayrhofer & Poelt var. octospora (Nyl.) H. Mayrhofer & Poelt, Verrucaria muscicola Ach. ex Nyl. var. octospora Nyl.

Lichenised.

Substrate: living mosses, plant debris

Altitudinal range: from the submediterranean/colline belt (potential vegetation: mixed deciduous forests dominated by Quercus and Carpinus) to the subalpine belt (potential vegetation: open, taiga-like forests dominated by Larix decidua and/or Pinus cembra and Rhododendron)

Note: a mainly western lichen in Europe, found on moribund mosses on rocks and soil, mostly in upland areas; from the Alps there are only a few scattered records.