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Ramalina canariensis

Corticolous on mānawa (Avicennia marina subsp. australasica).<br>Photographer: Marley Ford, 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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Common names

Inelegant strap lichen

Biostatus

Native

Current conservation status

2018 | At Risk – Declining | Qualifiers: SO, Sp

Structural class

Lichens - Fruticose

Lichen substrates

Corticolous (bark, wood), Saxicolous (rock)

Substrate details

Corticolous, occasionally saxicolous (on coastal rocks)

Detailed taxonomy

Genus

Ramalina

Family

Ramalinaceae

Authority

Ramalina canariensis J.Steiner

Endemic taxon

Endemic genus

Endemic family

Other information

Etymology

ramalina: Meaning small branches, twiggy.

canariensis: From the Canary Islands

Referencing and citations

References and further reading

Anon. Unknown date: Ramalina canariensis. Fungi of Great Britain and Ireland. http://fungi.myspecies.info/all-fungi/ramalina-canariensis

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

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