Acarospora gallica H.Magn.
Thallus brownish-yellow, areolate, indeterminate, to 1 cm diam., areolae 0.3-1 mm diam., ± contiguous, separated by thin cracks, smooth, very firmly attached, cortex C-. Apothecia crowded, 3-6 per areola, 0.1-0.3 mm diam., rounded, obscure brownish, impressed. Ascospores narrowly ellipsoid, c. 200 per ascus, 3-6.5 × 1.7-1.9 µm.
S: Otago (Cromwell). On dry rocks on roadside. Probably more widely distributed in Central Otago, Mackenzie Country, and Marlborough.
Cosmopolitan
