Gyalolechia A.Massal.

Details

Name scientific

Gyalolechia A.Massal., Ric. Auton. Lich. Crost. (Verona) 17 (1852)

Preferred name

Gyalolechia A.Massal.

Taxonomy reference

Arup, U.; Søchting, U.; Frödén, P. 2013: A new taxonomy of the family Teloschistaceae. Nordic Journal of Botany 31: 16–83.

Linked name

Gyalolechia A. Massal.

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Arup, U.; Søchting, U.; Frödén, P. (2013)

Mainly Northern Hemisphere, but also some species from the Southern Hemisphere.

Nomenclature

Original authors

A.Massal.

Authors

A.Massal.

Publication place

Massalongo, A.B. 1852: Ricerche sull'autonomia dei licheni crustosi. Dalla tipografia di A. Frizierio, Verona.

Year published

1852

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Gyalolechia

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Ascomycetes

Order

Teloschistales

Family

Teloschistaceae

Genus

Gyalolechia

Subordinates

Synonyms

Fulgensia A.Massal. & De Not.

Descriptions

Galloway, D. J. 1985: Flora of New Zealand: Lichens. Government Printer, Wellington.

Fulgensia A.Massal. & De Not.

Description

Thallus dorsiventral, heteromerous, squamulose, placodioid or nearly areolate, rosette-forming to spreading, terricolous or saxicolous. Upper surface matt or scabrid, often white-pruinose, schizidia frequently developed. Photobiont green, . Medulla white. Apothecia sessile, lecanorine, disc orange to red-brown, K+ purple (containing parietin). Ascospores colourless, ellipsoid, simple, sometimes appearing spuriously 1-septate, 8 per ascus.