Pyrenula microcarpa

Pyrenula microcarpa is a species of corticolous, crustose lichen in the family Pyrenulaceae. It has a pantropical distribution.

Description

Pyrenula microcarpa has a white to grey thallus without a pseudocyphellae, and black ascomata measuring up to in diameter.

Taxonomy

The lichen was formally described as a new species in 1885 by Johannes Müller Argoviensis.

Distribution

The species is primarily pantropical, mostly found in open coastal areas, but can also be found in montane forest. It is widespread in Australia, and was first recognised in New Zealand in 2015.