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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 irregularis Müll.Arg. | ||
| Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 638 (1895) T: Thursday Is., Qld, C.Knight 31 p.p.; lecto: G, fide A.W.Archer, Telopea 4: 170 (1991). |
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| Thallus pale yellowish white, thick, coarsely cracked and areolate, smooth and dull. Soredia and isidia absent. Apothecia verruciform, inconspicuous, flattened-hemispherical, 0.8–1.0 mm diam. Ostioles conspicuous, black, 1–3 per verruca. Ascospores 2 per ascus, fusiform, smooth, (120–) 130–155 × 35–47 mm. CHEMISTRY: Thallus K–, KC–, C–, Pd–; containing 4,5-dichlorolichexanthone (major) and ±2,4,5-trichlorolichexanthone (trace). | ||
| An uncommon species in north-eastern Qld where it grows in mangroves; also in Fiji, New Caledonia and Papua New Guinea. | ||
| Archer (2004b) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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