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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 | ||
| Trypethelium tropicum (Ach.) Müll.Arg. | ||
Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 6: 393 (1885) Verrucaria tropica Ach., Lichenogr. Universalis 278 (1810). T: America; iso: BM-ACH. Trypethelium tropicum var. nigratum Müll.Arg., Rep. Australas. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1895: 460 (1895). T: Bellenden Ker, Qld, F.M.Bailey; iso: BRI. [Pseudopyrenula ceratina auct. non (Fée) Müll.Arg.: J.Müller, Rep. Australas. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1895: 461 (1895)] [Trypethelium catervarium auct. non (Fée) Tuck.: J.Müller, Rep. Australas. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1895: 461 (1895)] |
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| Thallus green to yellowish, smooth to somewhat bullate. Ascomata solitary, superficial, or the sides covered by the thallus. Pseudostromata absent. Hamathecium inspersed or not. Ascospores 3-septate, 20–25 × 7–10 μm. CHEMISTRY: Thallus and pseudostromata K–, UV–; no substances detected. |
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| A common, corticolous species in northern N.T., eastern Qld and eastern N.S.W.; mainly pantropical and subtropical. | ||
| Aptroot (2009d) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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