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Lecanora kohu

On hikoa karamu (Coprosma chathamica), Chatham Islands.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 20/04/2021, Licence: Public domain. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Te Whanga Lagoon, Chatham Islands/Rekohu.<br>Photographer: Melissa Hutchison, Date taken: 19/12/2020, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</a>. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Corticolous on matipo (Myrsine chathamica).<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 20/06/2020, Licence: Public domain. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

On bark of Coprosma chathamica.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 18/12/2020, Licence: Public domain. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Corticolous on akeake (Olearia traversiorum) and tarahinau (Dracophyllum arboreum).<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 28/01/2018, Licence: Public domain. <a class='member-message' href='/nzpcn/why-join-nzpcn/' target='_blank'>Members can view a larger version of this image.</a>

Spores.<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Licence: <a target='_blank' href='https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0'>CC BY-NC</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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Biostatus

Native – Endemic taxon

Current conservation status

2018 | Data Deficient | Qualifiers: IE, OL

Structural class

Lichens - Crustose

Lichen substrate

Corticolous (bark, wood)

Substrate details

Corticolous

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Lecanora

Family

Lecanoraceae

Authority

Lecanora kohu Printzen, Blanchon, Fryday & de Lange

Endemic taxon

Yes

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Other information

Etymology

kohu: The epithet ‘kohu’ derives from Te Reo Māori for ‘mist’ (K.A. Raharaha, Ngati Kuri, pers. comm., 22 March 2017). The name alludes to the sea fog that often shrouds the location in which this species was found, Rangatira (South East Island), the southern-most of the main islands of the Chatham Islands group.

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Printzen C., Blanchon D.J., Fryday A.M., de Lange P.J., Houston D. M. and Rolfe J.R. 2017: Lecanora kohu, a new species of Lecanora (lichenised Ascomycota: Lecanoraceae) from the Chatham Islands, New Zealand. New Zealand Journal of Botany 55(4): 439-451.

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