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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 | ||
| Anthracothecium gregale (C.Knight) Aptroot | ||
Australas. Lichenol. 60: 35 (2007) Trypethelium gregale C.Knight, in F.M.Bailey, Syn. Queensland Fl., Suppl. 1: 77 (1886); Parmentaria gregalis (C.Knight) Müll.Arg., Flora 70: 426 (1887). T: Toowoomba, Qld, C.H.Hartmann 224; iso: BRI. Trypethelium subplanum C.Knight, in F.M.Bailey, Syn. Queensland Fl., Suppl. 1: 77 (1886); Parmentaria subplana (C.Knight) Müll.Arg., Flora 70: 426 (1887). T: Toowoomba, Qld, C.H.Hartmann s.n.; iso: BRI. [Parmentaria interlatens auct. non (Nyl.) Müll.Arg.: J.Müller, Rep. Australas. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1895: 464 (1895)] |
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| Thallus pale green to olive-green, without pseudocyphellae. Ascomata in groups of 2–6, with fused ostioles, immersed or erumpent from the substratum, largely covered by the thallus, 0.7–1.2 mm long, 0.5–0.8 mm tall. Ascomatal wall lacking a distinct clypeus, to 200 μm thick; ostiole whitish, lateral. Ascospores 8 per ascus, often distichous, fusiform, with rounded ends, 75–120 × 25–48 μm. CHEMISTRY: — |
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| Known with certainty only from Australia and its oceanic islands; occurs in coastal areas and lowland to montane rainforest in eastern Qld and N.S.W. This species appears to be especially common on Lord Howe Island and Norfolk Island. | ||
| Aptroot (2009c) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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