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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 | ||
| Pertusaria thula A.W.Archer | ||
| Mycotaxon 41: 246 (1991) T: The Tip, Cape York Penin., Qld, 26 Sept. 1976, U.Allen s.n.; holo: HO 50934. |
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| Thallus dull yellow, areolate and cracked, thin. Soredia and isidia absent. Apothecia conspicuous, verruciform, flattened-hemispherical, concolorous with the thallus, constricted at the base, sometimes confluent, 0.8–2.0 mm diam. Ostioles conspicuous, subpapilliform, concolorous with the verrucae, 1–4 per verruca. Ascospores 8 per ascus, irregularly biseriate, broadly ellipsoidal, smooth, 60–85 × 37–50 µm. CHEMISTRY: Thallus K–, KC+ yellow-orange, C+ yellow-orange, Pd–; containing thiophanic acid (major), asemone [4,5,7-trichloronorlichexanthone] (minor), arthothelin (minor) and 6-O-methylasemone (trace). | ||
| A endemic, saxicolous species in Cape York Peninsula, north-eastern Qld. | ||
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| Archer (2004b) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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