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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 | ||
| Verrucaria margacea (Wahlenb.) Wahlenb. | ||
| Fl. Lappon. 465 (1812). Thelotrema margaceam Wahlenb. , in E.Acharius, Methodus 30 (1803). T: Europe; holo: UPS n.v. | ||
| Thallus epilithic, continuous to very sparingly rimose, medium to dark grey-green, dark grey, or greenish black, matt, usually smooth, somewhat gelatinous when wetted and 20–40 (–60) µm thick. Algae ellipsoidal to globose, 6–13 × 6–10 µm. Prothallus usually not apparent, occasionally blackish; black basal layer absent. Perithecia prominent, dominated by a 0.25–0.64 mm diam., brown-black involucrellum that may or may not be overgrown by a 20–60 µm thick thalline layer. Involucrellum extending to exciple base, but diverging from the exciple, 40–80 µm thick. Exciple 15–25 (–30) µm thick, hyaline to pale brown at the base, medium to dark brown near the apex. Centrum 0.16–0.35 mm wide. Periphyses 18–35 × 1–2 µm. Asci 75–120 × 22–35 µm. Ascospores ellipsoidal, broadly ellipsoidal or subglobose, 18–34 (–40) × 9–19 µm. |  |
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| Occurs on aquatic siliceous rocks in alpine and coastal areas of eastern and south-eastern N.S.W. Also known from western Eurasia and North America, India, New Guinea, China (Hong Kong) and New Zealand. | ||
| McCarthy (2001h) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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