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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 | ||
| Pyrenula shirleyana (Müll.Arg.) Aptroot | ||
Australas. Lichenol. 60: 39 (2007) Microthelia shirleyana Müll.Arg., Rep. Australas. Assoc. Advancem. Sci. 1895: 455 (1895). T: Qld, J.Shirley 1776; lecto: G, fide A.Aptroot, loc. cit.; isolecto: BRI. |
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| Thallus brownish to olive-green, lacking pseudocyphellae, corticate. Ascomata solitary, conical, superficial on the substratum, not covered by the thallus, c. 0.4–0.7 mm diam. Ascomatal wall without crystals, to 100 μm thick; ostiole apical, pale. Hamathecium not inspersed with oil droplets, IKI–. Ascospores 8 per ascus, irregularly biseriate, 3-septate, ellipsoidal, with rounded ends, dark brown, 12–15 × 6–8 μm; lumina angular, much broader than long; terminal lumina separated from the exospore by an endospore layer. CHEMISTRY: No substances detected. |
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| Endemic to lowland rainforest in north-eastern Qld. | ||
| Aptroot (2009c) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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