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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 | ||
Phaeographis ceratoides (Vain.) Zahlbr. | ||
Cat. Lich. Univ. 2: 365 (1923) Graphis ceratoides Vain., Ann. Acad. Sci. Fenn., ser. A, 15(6): 227 (1921). T:Pauai, Benguet, Luzon, Philippines, May 1909, E.D.Merrill 6654; holo: TUR-V 27517 n.v. |
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Thallus off-white, thin, smooth, dull. Ascomata conspicuous, black, thin, immersed, numerous, conspicuously branched, open, with a thin inconspicuous thalline margin, 1–5 mm long, 0.10–0.15 (–0.20) mm wide. Disc dull black, epruinose. Proper exciple lacking. Hymenium 100–125 µm thick, not inspersed. Ascospores 8 per ascus, irregularly uniseriate, pale brown, 4-locular, 10–12 × 3–4 µm. CHEMISTRY: No lichen compounds detected. |
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Corticolous in north-eastern Qld, in rainforest, mangroves and on palms; also in the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Norfolk Island. | ||
Archer (2009a) |
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