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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 leucostigma Müll.Arg. | ||
| Flora 67: 462 (1884) T: Cunninghams Gap, Qld, 1883, C.Hartmann s.n.; holo: G. |
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| Thallus pale olive-green, coarsely cracked and areolate, somewhat wrinkled, minutely tuberculate and dull. Soredia and isidia absent. Apothecia conspicuous, verruciform, scattered, rarely confluent, slightly flattened-hemispherical, not constricted at the base, 1.0–1.5 mm diam. Ostioles inconspicuous, initially pale, becoming darker, 1 per verruca. Ascospores 8 per ascus, irregularly uniseriate, subfusiform to ellipsoidal, 75–105 × 30–45 µm. CHEMISTRY: Thallus K–, KC–, C–, Pd–; containing lichexanthone (major) and 2-O-methyl-perlatolic acid (major). | ||
| An endemic, corticolous species in Qld and N.S.W.; often found on Casuarina beside lakes and rivers. | ||
| Archer (2004b) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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