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Lecanora galactiniza

Saxicolous on basalt rockwall, Cornwall Park Auckland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 03/01/2022, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Local on basalt rocks under ribbonwood, Meola Auckland.<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, Date taken: 03/10/2021, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0'>CC BY</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

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Common names

galaxy lichen

Biostatus

Native

Current conservation status

2018 | Not Threatened | Qualifiers: SO

Structural class

Lichens - Crustose

Substrate details

Saxicolous

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Lecanora

Family

Lecanoraceae

Authority

Lecanora galactiniza Nyl.

Endemic taxon

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Galloway D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. 2nd edition. Lincoln, Manaaki Whenua Press. 2261 pp.

Lumbsch, H.T. 1994: Die Lecanora subfusca-Gruppe in Australasien. Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 77: 1-175.

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