Astrothelium graphicum
Astrothelium graphicum is a species of lichen in the family Trypetheliaceae. This lichen features an extended, reticulate that is lower than its slightly thallus.
Taxonomy
The species was formally described as new to science in 2016 by the lichenologists André Aptroot and Suzana Maria de Azevedo Martins. The type collection was made in Santarém, Pará, Brazil, in September 2013.Description
The thallus of Astrothelium graphicum is, smooth to somewhat, and somewhat shiny. It is continuous, covering areas up to in diameter and approximately 0.3 mm thick. The thallus is green with a thin orange and is not surrounded by a. It does not induce gall formation on the host bark.are spherical, measuring 0.3–0.4 mm in diameter, and are mostly aggregated in groups of 10–40. They are immersed in or even below the, which have a surface distinct from the thallus. The pseudostromata are not distinctly lower than the thallus, irregular in outline, anastomosing to meandering in a reticulate pattern, and can reach up to about 5 mm in diameter. They are ochraceous with a thin orange pruina, and the inside is also ochraceous without containing bark tissue. The wall is and up to about 80 μm thick. Ostioles are apical, not fused, flat, ochraceous to brown, and surrounded by a whitish to ochraceous, often clearly exserted ring of about 0.1 mm. The does not have oil globules interspersed. Asci contain 8 each. Ascospores are hyaline,, ellipsoid, measuring 60–66 by 12–16 μm, without a distinctly thickened median septum, with rounded ends, and not surrounded by a gelatinous layer. have not been observed in this species.