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| Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories | ||
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References | ||
| Parmelinopsis subfatiscens (Kurok.) Elix & Hale | ||
| Mycotaxon 29: 243 (1987) Parmelia subfatiscens Kurok. in M.E.Hale & S.Kurokawa, Contr. U.S. Natl Herb. 36: 134 (1964); Parmelina subfatiscens (Kurok.) Hale, Phytologia 28: 483 (1974); Hypotrachyna subfatiscens (Kurok.) Krog & Swinscow, Macrolichens of East Africa 122 (1988). T: Louis Trichardt, Zoutparsberg, Transvaal, South Africa, 10 Oct. 1953, O.Almborn 6443; holo: LD; iso: US. |
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| Thallus adnate, fragile, to 3–7 cm wide. Lobes separate to contiguous, sublinear-elongate, dichotomously branched, 0.5–1.5 mm wide; cilia distinct, simple, to 1 mm long. Upper surface whitish grey, flat, shiny, continuous; pustules laminal and subterminal, entire or producing very coarse sorediate or isidiate-sorediate masses, ultimately eroding; exposed medulla in centre of pustules turning black. Medulla white. Lower surface black; rhizines dense, simple, black. Apothecia rare, sessile, 1.5–4 mm wide; disc concave, entire; thalline exciple pustulate. Ascospores 12–14 × 8–9 µm. Pycnidia rare. Conidia cylindrical or bacilliform, 3–5 × 0.5 µm. CHEMISTRY: cortex K+ yellow; medulla K-, C-, KC+ rose, P-; containing atranorin, chloroatranorin, 3-methoxy-2,4-di-O-methylgyrophoric acid (major), gyrophoric acid (minor), 2,4-di-O-methylgyrophoric acid (minor), 5-O-methylhiascic acid (minor), umbilicaric acid (minor/trace), hiascic acid (trace), 2,4,5-tri-O-methylhiascic acid (trace) and 4,5-di-O-methylhiascic acid (minor/trace). | ||
| Scattered on bark and rock in eastern Australia (Qld, N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic. and Tas.); also occurs in New Zealand, South and East Africa, and the Caribbean region. | ||
| Elix (1994r) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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