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Lithothelium australe

Ascospores of Lithothelium australe. From herbarium specimen collected from Te Matarae Road, Rekohu (Chatham Island).<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 09/05/2022, 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>

Drawing of ascospore variation seen in herbarium specimens of Lithothelium australe, Te Matarae Road, Rekohu (Chatham Island).<br>Photographer: Peter J de Lange, Date taken: 09/05/2022, 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>

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Biostatus

Native – Endemic taxon

Current conservation status

2018 | Data Deficient

Structural class

Lichens - Crustose

Lichen substrate

Saxicolous (rock)

Substrate details

Saxicolous (limestone)

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Lithothelium

Family

Pyrenulaceae

Authority

Lithothelium australe Aptroot et H.Mayrhofer

Endemic taxon

Yes

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Other information

Etymology

australe: Southern, from the Latin australis

NVS code

The National Vegetation Survey (NVS) Databank is a physical archive and electronic databank containing records of over 94,000 vegetation survey plots - including data from over 19,000 permanent plots. NVS maintains a standard set of species code abbreviations that correspond to standard scientific plant names from the Ngä Tipu o Aotearoa - New Zealand Plants database.

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Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Aptroot, A.; Mayrhofer, H. 1991: Lithothelium australe spec. nova, a new lichen from New Zealand. Mycotaxon 41: 219-222.

de Lange P. 2022: iNaturalist observation. https://inaturalist.nz/observations/119556818. Date accessed: 2 August 2022.

NZPCN Fact Sheet citation

Please cite as: de Lange, P.J. (Year at time of access): Lithothelium australe Fact Sheet (content continuously updated). New Zealand Plant Conservation Network. https://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora/species/lithothelium-australe/ (Date website was queried)

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