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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 | ||
| Graphis descissa Müll.Arg. | ||
Bull. Herb. Boissier 3: 318 (1895) T: Qld, locality unknown, 1887, C.Knight 339; holo: G. |
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| Thallus off-white, thin, smooth, dull. Ascomata black, conspicuous, numerous, semi-immersed, curved or sinuous, often branched, 1–4 (–5) mm long, 0.15–0.30 mm wide, with a conspicuous white thalline margin; lips closed. Proper exciple completely carbonised. Hymenium 100–120 µm thick, not inspersed. Ascospores 8 per ascus, transversely 8–10 (–11)-locular, 28–37 (–40) × 6–8 µm, I+ blue. CHEMISTRY: Stictic acid. |
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| An inconspicuous, corticolous species in eastern Qld and north-eastern N.S.W.; also on Christmas Island (Indian Ocean). | ||
| Archer (2009a) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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