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Epigloea medioincrassata (Grummann) Döbbeler

Description: Like E. soleiformis (described elsewhere) but discs slightly larger with spores three-septate, shaped like a spindle and with end appendages. It occurs in similar habitats to E. soleiformis but is known to occur also on trees such as holly. It was first collected in 2009 in County Mayo.

Key Identification Features:

  • Thallus an algal film on acid soils and decayed bryophytes of mountain slopes
  • Spores three-septate, fusiform with end appendages.

Original text submitted by Vince J. Giavarini

Distribution Map from NBN: Epigloea medioincrassata at National Biodiversity Network mapping facility, data for UK.

iNaturalist: Epigloea medioincrassata at iNaturalist World Species Observations database.

 Giavarini, Vince J., Simms, Michael J., & Davey, Simon, 2026. Epigloea medioincrassata. (Grummann) Döbbeler. [In] Lichen Ireland.
https://www.habitas.org.uk/lichenireland/species.php?item=500040. Accessed on 2026-11-12.