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Pertusaria pilosula A.W.Archer & Elix | ||
in A.W.Archer, Biblioth. Lichenol. 69: 127 (1997) T: Hungry Head, 25 km SSW of Coffs Harbour, N.S.W., 30°31’S, 153°01’E, alt. 5 m, 25 Nov. 1996, A.W.Archer P876; holo: NSW. |
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Thallus pale olive-green, smooth and glossy. Soredia absent. Isidia numerous, crowded, simple, concolorous with the thallus, 0.4–0.8 mm tall, 0.5–1.0 mm wide. Apothecia not seen. CHEMISTRY: Thallus K+ yellow, KC–, C–, Pd+ orange-red; containing 2’-O-methylperlatolic acid (major), stictic acid (major), 4,5-dichlorolichexanthone (minor) and constictic acid (minor). | ||
An endemic, corticolous species that is known only from the type locality in north-eastern N.S.W. | ||
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Archer (2004b) |
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