Ramalodium japonicum Ramalodium japonicum (Asah.) Henss. Ramalodium japonicum (=Leciophysma japonicum) is a gelatinous lichen growing over mosses on rocks. It is easily recognized by grayish brown subfoliose thallus (1-2 cm in diameter), the lecidine apothecia and the simple colorless ascospores. It is endemic to Japan, found only in Iwakoya, Aichi Pref. distribution map of Ramalodium japonicum