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New lichen taxa and names in the New Zealand mycobiota

D. J. Galloway

Landcare Research
Private Bag 1930
Dunedin, New Zealand

Abstract  Twenty-five lichen taxa are here recorded as changes or additions to the New Zealand mycobiota. The following new species are described: Caloplaca maculata, C. murrayi, C. papanui, C. schisticola, Placopsis durietziorum, P. macrospora, P. polycarpa, and P. venosa; and the new combinations Caloplaca lutea, C. rubentior, Diplotomma canescens ssp. australasica, Megalaria maculosa, M. melanotropa, M. semipallida, M. spodophana, M. subcarnea, M. sublivens, M. variegata, Phaeospora perrugosaria, Placopsis ampliata, Polycoccum stictaria, Pyrenula prostrata, P. pyrenastroides, Rosellinula lopadii, and Thalloloma subvelata are proposed.

Keywords  Caloplaca; Diplotomma; Megalaria; Phaeospora; Placopsis; Polycoccum; Pyrenula; Rosellinula; Thalloloma; lichenicolous fungi; lichens; New Zealand lichens

B03057; Online publication date 30 March 2004; Received 19 December 2003; accepted 5 February 2004
New Zealand Journal of Botany, 2004, Vol. 42: 105-120
0028-825X/04/4201-0105 © The Royal Society of New Zealand 2004

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