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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 injuneana A.W.Archer & Elix | ||
| in A.W.Archer, Biblioth. Lichenol. 69: 81 (1997) T: Carnarvon Hwy, 4 km S of Bullaroo River Bridge, 68 km N of Injune, Qld, 25°14’S, 148°36’E, 19 Aug. 1993, J.A.Elix 34083; holo: CANB. |
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| Thallus dull yellow, thin, somewhat areolate, minutely tuberculate and sometimes rather glossy. Soredia and isidia absent. Apothecia verruciform, conspicuous, scattered, rarely confluent, concolorous with the thallus, flattened-hemispherical, 0.8–1.5 mm diam. Ostioles conspicuous, mammiform, translucent in a pale yellow zone, 1 per verruca. Ascospores 8 per ascus, uniseriate, ellipsoidal, smooth, 60–70 × 22–30 µm. CHEMISTRY: Thallus K–, KC+ weak orange, C+ weak orange, Pd–; containing perlatolic acid (major), thiophaninic acid (minor) and 2-chloro-6-O-methylnorlichexanthone (trace). | ||
| A endemic, corticolous species that is known only from the type locality in Qld. | ||
| Archer (2004b) | ||
| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | References |
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