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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 | ||
| Thecaria quassiicola Fée | ||
Essai Crypt. Écorc. 97 (1825), as quassiaecola Phaeographina quassiicola (Fée) Müll.Arg., Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 29(8): 47 (1887), as quassiaecola; — Graphis quassiicola (Fée) Vain., Ann. Acad. Sci. Fenn., ser. A, 15(6): 197 (1921), as quassiaecola. T: Madagascar, locality unknown, A.A. du Petit-Thouars; holo: G. Graphina pyelodes F.Wilson, in F.M.Bailey, Bot. Bull. Dept Agric. Queensland 7: 32 (1891). T: Blackall Range, Qld, F.R.M.Wilson s.n.; not located. |
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| Thallus pale fawn, thin, smooth, glossy. Ascomata conspicuous, pale grey, numerous, scattered, sessile, straight, curved or sinuous, rarely branched, 0.5–3.0 (–4.0) mm long,
0.5–0.8 mm wide, 0.5–0.6 mm tall; lips initially closed, opening to expose the white-pruinose disc. Proper exciple thick, completely carbonised, with a thin complete thalline margin. Hymenium 150–200 (–250) µm thick. Ascospores 8 per ascus, irregularly biseriate, pale brown, muriform, 18–23 × 2–6-locular, (65–) 75–100 × (18–) 22–28 µm. CHEMISTRY: No lichen compounds detected. |
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| Occurs in eastern Qld; also in Brazil, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Japan, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia, Fiji and Norfolk Island. | ||
| Archer (2009a) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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