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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 | ||
| Pyrgillus cubanus Nyl. | ||
Flora 59: 559 (1876) Pyrgillocarpon cubanum (Nyl.) Nádv. ex Tibell, Beih. Nova Hedwigia 79: 676 (1984). T: Cuba, C.Wright, Lich. Cub. 147, 148, 149; syn: BM. |
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| Thallus grey. Ascomata 0.4–0.6 mm diam., 0.5–0.8 mm tall. Ascomatal wall to 200 μm thick; ostiole whitish, 150–200 μm diam. Ascospores ellipsoidal, with rounded ends, median area dark, 7–10 × 5–7 μm, with 1 distoseptum and a darker centre indicating a euseptum, c. 2 μm thick; endospore to 2 μm thick. CHEMISTRY: Thallus UV+ yellow; lichexanthone detected with TLC. |
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| Rare in north-eastern Qld; also on tree trunks in the West Indies, Java and Papua New Guinea. | ||
| Aptroot (2009c) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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