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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 | ||
| Pertusaria gundermanica A.W.Archer & Elix | ||
| in A.W.Archer, Biblioth. Lichenol. 69: 72 (1997) T: 1.5 km N of Gunderman, c. 48 km NNW of Sydney, N.S.W., 33°26’S, 151°04’E, 16 Sept. 1991, A.W.Archer P233; holo: NSW. |
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| Thallus pale fawn, thin, cracked, smooth and dull. Soredia and isidia absent. Apothecia numerous, conspicuous, scattered, rarely confluent, verruciform, concolorous with the thallus, flattened-hemispherical, 0.6–1.0 mm diam. Ostioles inconspicuous, black, punctiform, 1 per verruca. Ascospores 8 per ascus, uniseriate, ellipsoidal, 45–50 × 22–25 µm. CHEMISTRY: Thallus K–, KC–, C–, Pd–; containing 4,5-dichlorolichexanthone (major), 2-O-methylperlatolic acid (major), stictic acid (major), 2,4,5-trichlorolichexanthone (minor), 2,5-dichlorolichexanthone (minor), 2-chlorolichexanthone (minor) and constictic acid (trace). | ||
| An endemic, corticolous species that is known only from the type locality in south-eastern N.S.W. | ||
| Archer (2004b) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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