Australian Biological Resources Study
| Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories | ||
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References | ||
| Cryptothecia irregularis R.Lücking, Aptroot, Kalb & Elix | ||
in R.Lücking, G.Thor, A.Aptroot, K.Kalb & J.A.Elix, Lichenologist 38: 239 (2006) T: Barron Falls station of the Skyrail, a few km N of Cairns, Qld, 16°50’50”S, 145°40’15”E, submontane rainforest with Araucaria cunninghamii, Cyathea cooperi, Ficus destruens, Alstonia sp. and Xanthostemon sp., 29 Aug. 2002, K.Kalb 34945; holo: CANB; iso: Herb. Kalb.: Barron Falls station of the Skyrail, a few km N of Cairns, Qld, 16°50’50”S, 145°40’15”E, submontane rainforest with Araucaria cunninghamii, Cyathea cooperi, Ficus destruens, Alstonia sp. and Xanthostemon sp., 29 Aug. 2002, K.Kalb 34945; holo: CANB; iso: Herb. Kalb.
[Cryptothecia candida auct. non (Kremp.) R.Sant.: A.Vězda & K.Kalb, Nova Hedwigia 53: 217 (1991)] |
||
| Thallus foliicolous, 1–3 cm wide, adnate, smooth to indistinctly farinose-byssoid, dull greenish grey, with scattered paler and slightly raised areas, 10–20 μm thick; isidia and globose granules absent. Prothallus indistinct, byssoid, mainly of radiating hyphae, white. Photobiont cells aggregated in small groups, rounded to oblong, 7–12 × 5–8 μm. Medulla indistinct, white. Ascigerous parts common, erumpent, slightly raised above thallus level, irregular to radially elongate, white with darker dots indicating individual asci. Asci solitary, 8-spored. Ascospores oblong-ellipsoidal, 50–70 × 15–30 μm. Pycnidia not seen. CHEMISTRY: Thallus K–, C–, KC–, P+ yellow, UV–; containing psoromic acid (major), 2’-O-demethylpsoromic acid (minor), subpsoromic acid (minor). |
||
| Known from the type locality in north-eastern Qld; also in China (Hong Kong). | ||
| Elix (2009c) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from Australian Biological Resources Study. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed in the first instance to Dr P. McCarthy. These pages may not be displayed on, or downloaded to, any other server without the express permission of ABRS.