Bjerke J. W.
(2004):
A new sorediate, fumarprotocetraric acid-producing lichen species of Menegazzia (Parmeliaceae, Ascomycota) from New Zealand,
Systematics and Biodiversity,
2(1): 45-47
A new sorediate lichen, Menegazzia hypernota Bjerke, is described from New Zealand. This new species is characterised by convex, crescent-shaped to fabiform soralia that are occasionally associated with perforations; apothecia with 2-spored asci; the small perforations; the numerous secondary lobules; the presence of inconspicuous, yellow spots in the internal cavity; and fumarprotocetraric acid as principal medullary constituent. Menegazzia caliginosa, a species associated with M. hypernota, is …
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