Fellhanera antennophora
Fellhanera antennophora is a species of corticolous crustose lichen in the family Pilocarpaceae. It occurs in Brazil.
Taxonomy
Fellhanera antennophora was described as a new species by the Dutch lichenologist André Aptroot in 2002. It was identified from Brazil, in the Minas Gerais region. The species is noted for its distinct, which are the longest reported in the genus Fellhanera.Description
Fellhanera antennophora has a crustose, finely thallus that can reach up to in diameter. The colour ranges from sandy brown to pale hues. The thallus is surrounded by an inconspicuous brown with occasional visible granules. It hosts green algae, mostly ellipsoid, measuring about 3–7 μm in diameter.The granules of the thallus are more or less spherical, measuring 20–50 μm in diameter. Apothecia are flat to slightly convex, 0.5–1.0 mm in diameter, and 0.2–0.4 mm high. They are chocolate brown, often with nearly black spots, and have a greyish-white margin that fades with maturity. The is, with dark brown cells inside and hyaline, KOH-soluble crystals outside.
are to long-ellipsoid, hyaline, and 3-septate, measuring 19–22 by 3–5 μm. Pycnidia are stalked with simple or rarely branched, dark brown to black conical that are often bent and mostly covered by a thallus-coloured.
Chemical analysis of Fellhanera antennophora has shown no detectable substances, with reactions to chemical spot tests being negative.