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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 superans Müll.Arg. | ||
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 20: 281 (1894) T: Lutindi-Hochwald, Usambara,Deutsche Ost-Afrika [Tanzania], C.H.E.W.Holst 3334; holo: G n.v. |
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| Thallus pale olive-green, smooth, slightly cracked. Ascomata scattered, conspicuous, sessile, straight, curved or sinuous, 1–5 (–12) mm long, 0.3–0.5 mm wide, 0.3–0.5 mm thick, with a conspicuous complete thalline margin; lips closed. Proper exciple completely carbonised, thick at the base. Hymenium 250–300 µm thick, inspersed. Ascospores 2–4 (–5) per ascus, transversely 18–20-locular, 100–120 × 14–18 µm, I+ blue. CHEMISTRY: No lichen compounds detected. |
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| A rare, corticolous species in north-eastern Qld; also in East Africa. | ||
| Archer (2009a) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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