Blennothallia crispa

(Hidrated)

Gelatinous thallus, terricolous, living in carcks of calcareous rocks.
Note: apothecia rarely, globular isidia abundant at the centre of the thallus. Spores four-celled, 15 x 30 micras:

Lithology: limestone
Altitude: 100 m

Municipality: Enix

Athallia inconnexa

Crustose saxicolous, parasitizing Aspicilia, Acarospora, Caloplaca, Verrucaria, on calcareous rocks.
Lithology: limestone
Altitude: 1.420 and 1.290 m
Municipality: Felix and Vélez Rubio

Verrucaria fuscella

Crustose-aerolated, saxicolous, on calcareous rocks, covering small areas of 5 mm, usually parasitizing Aspicilia sp. ó Verrucaria nigrescens.

Note: perithecia completely inmersed in the areoles:

Spores simples, ellipsoidal and colourless, 13-17 x 5,5-7 micras

Lithology: limestone
Altitude: 140 m
Municipality: Almería

Lathagrium auriforme

                                (Beside Collema crispum)

                                         (Hidrated)
Gelatinous thallus, terricolous, muscicolous on calcareous rocks.
Note: lobes covered by globular isidia.
Lithology: limestone
Altitude: 120 m
Municipality: Enix

Diploschistes scruposus

Crustose saxicolous, on siliceous rocks.
Lithology: schist
Altitude: 960 m
Municipality: Vélez Rubio

Peccania coralloides

Gelatinous peltatus saxicolous, on calcareous rain tracks.
Note: spores simple, 12-14 x 7-8 micras:

Lithology: conglomerate and limestone
Altitude: 240 m
Municipality: Tabernas and Vícar

Xanthoparmelia glabrans

Foliose epiphytic or saxicolous, on siliceous rocks.
Lithology: mica schist
Altitude: 1.210 m
Municipality: Tabernas

Pertusaria pertusa var. rupestris

Crustose, cracked-warted saxicolous, on siliceous rocks.
Lithology: mica schist
Altitude: 1.200 m
Municipality: Tabernas

Pertusaria lactea

Crustose saxicolous, on siliceous rocks.
Lithology: schist
Altitude: 1.000 m
Municipality: Vélez Rubio

Physcia caesia

(maybe P. caesia v. caesiella = P. vainioi)

Foliose saxicolous, on calcareous and siliceous rocks, even anthropogenic substrates and briophytes.
Lithology: schist
Altitude: 1.230 m
Municipality: Benizalón

Physconia grisea subsp. grisea

Foliose epiphytic and saxicolous, on eutrophic phorophytes, walls and calcareous rocks.
Lithology: limestone
Altitude: 720 m
Municipality: Almócita

Physconia perisidiosa

Foliose epiphytic, saxicolous, on eutrophic phorophytes and siliceous rocks.
Note: soralia labriform, white medulla.
Lithology: limestone
Altitude: 1.000 m
Municipality: Turrillas

Lecanora campestris

Crustose saxicolous, on basic siliceous rocks and artificial subtrates.
Note: epithecium from red-brownish-grey to orangish, thecium and hipothecium colourless.
Cut apothecium :


Lithology: mica schist
Altitude: 1.100 m
Municipality: Tabernas

Caloplaca oxfordensis

Crustose saxicolous, on siliceous rocks.
Lithology: mica schist
Altitude: 1.200 m
Municipality: Tahal

Peltula patellata

Squamulose terricolous, on carbonated soil.
Note: big asci with more than 100 spores.

Lithology: limestone and clay

Altitude: 480 m

Municipality: Pechina

Clauzadea monticola

Crustose saxicolous, on calcareous rocks.
Lithology: limestone
Altitude: 120 m
Municipality: Almería

Calogaya schistidii

Crustose muscicolous, in calcareous environment.
Lithology: limestone
Altitude: 1.750 m
Municipality: Felix

Phaeophyscia orbicularis

Foliose saxicolous and epiphytic, on calcareous rocks..
Lithology: limestone
Altitude: 1.000 m
Municipality: Turrillas

Gloeoheppia turgida

Scuamulose terricolous, in cracks, in dry and calcareous places.
Note: lower cortex absent, apothecia immersed, spores 1-celled, hyaline, ellipsoidal, 8 per ascus, 11-15 x 6-7,5 micras:

Photobiont  cyanobacterial with gelatinous shealth; shealth yelowish-brown:

Lithology: limestone

Altitude: 80 m

Municipality: Almería

Enchylium tenax

Gelatinous terricolous, in calcareous environments.

Note: sessile apothecia, directly on the thallus.
Spores with 2, 3 until 4 transverse septums, some submural with 1 longitudinal septum, colorless, ellipsoidal with constriction at the level of the septum, 18-29 x 6-8 micras.

Lithology: clay and limestone
Altitude: 820 m
Municipality: Canjáyar

Xanthocarpia marmorata

Crustose endolithic lapidicolous, on calcareous rocks. (Apothecia reddish isolated).
Note: spores 12-19 x 6-7,5 micras:

Lithology: limestone

Altitude: 240 m

Municipality: Vícar