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Pertusaria praetermissa A.W.Archer & Elix | ||
in A.W.Archer, Biblioth. Lichenol. 69: 130 (1997) T: near Salvation Ck, N side of Lovett Bay, Ku-ring-gai Chase Natl Park, c. 25 km N of Sydney, N.S.W., 33°38’S, 151°16’E, 11 Dec. 1993, A.W.Archer P694; holo: NSW. |
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Thallus off-white, thin, smooth and glossy. Soredia and isidia absent. Apothecia numerous, verruciform, scattered, rarely confluent, flattened-hemispherical, 1.0–1.5 mm diam. Ostioles inconspicuous, translucent, 1 or 2 per verruca. Ascospores 8 per ascus, uniseriate, ellipsoidal, 70–80 × 30–35 µm. CHEMISTRY: Thallus K–, KC–, C–, Pd–; containing 2’-O-methylstenosporic acid (major) and 4,5-dichlorolichexanthone (minor). | ||
This endemic, corticolous species is known only from the type locality in eastern N.S.W. | ||
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