This species is known by its thick areolate fissured dark dull grey thallus, small with double margins ascomata, 8-spore per ascus, transversely 3-septate and hyaline ascospores, 10–18 ×5–8 μm (Joshi et al., 2012, 2018)
Synonymy: Coscinedia microporum (Mont.) A. Massal., Atti Inst. Veneto Sci. lett., ed Arti, Sér. 3 5: 256 (1860) [1859-1860]; Coscinedia microsporum (Mont.) A. Massal., Atti Inst. Veneto Sci. lett., ed Arti, Sér. 3 5: 256 (1860) [1859-1860]; Ocellularia micropora (Mont.) Müll. Arg., Flora, Regensburg 74(1): 112 (1891); Thelotrema microporum Mont., Annls Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3 10: 130 (1848).
Due to all the previous information this species might be considered as Least Concern (LC) until a better understanding.
This is species is known in 19 countries. In Brazil, only one occurrence to this species is known, located North of Brazil according to GBIF database.
There are 140 records in GBIF database, distributed in Australia (64 records), India (16 records), Malaysia (16 records), and the other occurrences are distributed in small percentages.
Population Trend:
This species is distributed in Pantropical areas. In Brazil, this species can be found at the Amazon Rainforest in North of Brazil.
In Brazil, this species is founded in Amazon Rainforest that is a biomes that still suffer anthropic actions in special wildfire, natural and criminal caused, and area suppression
In Brazil, the record is related to preserved areas, but unfortunately, those spaces still being affected by negatives influences. So, formal education to the population that lives near those areas and the park managers can start to change the situation.
Actions that are orientated to taxonomy and exploration to new sites need to be stimulated until a better understanding of this species status.
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