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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 mattogrossensis Malme | ||
| Ark. Bot. 28A: 22 (1936) T: Coxipó Mirim, prope Cuyabá [Cuiabá], Mato Grosso, Brazil, 1 June 1894, G.O.A.Malme 3916; holo: S. |
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| Thallus pale olive-green, thin, somewhat cracked, smooth and dull. Soredia and isidia absent. Apothecia conspicuous, verruciform, scattered, rarely confluent, concolorous with the thallus, flattened-hemispherical, 0.7–1.5 (–2.0) mm diam. Ostioles inconspicuous, pale, translucent, 1 (–2) per verruca. Ascospores 8 per ascus, uniseriate, ellipsoidal, 65–85 (–90) × 28–40 µm. CHEMISTRY: Thallus K–, KC–, C–, Pd–; containing 2-O-methylperlatolic acid (major). | ||
| A rare, corticolous species in north-eastern Qld; also known from Brazil and Paraguay. | ||
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| Archer (2004b) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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