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Asterina torulosa Berk. 1855

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Asterina torulosa Berk. 1855
Asterina torulosa Berk. 1855

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Endemic
Present
New Zealand
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Berk.
Berk.
Berkeley, M.J. Fungi. In: Hooker, J.D. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless Plants. Lovell Reeve. 172-210, 338.
1855
208
ICN
Asterina torulosa Berk. 1855
NZ holotype
species
Asterina torulosa
HAB. On leaves of Piper excelsum, Colenso.

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Fungi
Ascomycota
Dothideomycetes
Asterinales
Asterinaceae
Asterina
torulosa

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Berkeley, M.J. Fungi. In: Hooker, J.D. Flora Novae-Zelandiae. Part II. Flowerless Plants. Lovell Reeve. 172-210, 338.

Asterina torulosa Berk. 1855

Perithecia scattered, but grouped in little spots. Asci elongate. Sporidia filiform, torulose, 3-5-septate, 1/2000 to 1/1500 of an inch long.
mycelio parcissimo, ascis elongatis, sporidiis torulosis vilidi-hyalinis.
This species occurs also on Asterina dilatata. Berk., which is perhaps only an incipient Collema, and therefore omitted as doubtful. Like the original specimens described in the 'Antarctic Flora', it occurs on Panax.
On leaves of Piper excelsum, Colenso.
Johnston, P.R. 2010: Kew Type Specimens - images and notes from P.R. Johnston, 2010.

Asterina torulosa Berk. 1855

[Notes from Kew Type specimen, PRJ 2010] Kew images.

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Asterina torulosa Berk. 1855
Asterina torulosa Berk. (1855)
Berkeley, M.J.
Asterina torulosa Berk. 1855
Asterina torulosa Berk. (1855)
Hitchmough, R. (compiler) (2002)
Asterina torulosa Berk. 1855
Asterina torulosa Berk. 1855
Johnston, P.R. (2010)
Asterina torulosa Berk. 1855
Asterina torulosa Berk. (1855)
Pennycook, S.R.; Galloway, D.J. (2004)

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taxonomic status
No type material in K. Described originally from Piper - surely this is one of the common Macropiper pathogens. There is a Colenso b854 collection in K, identified as "Asterina torulosa ?", but on Nesodaphne (?Vesodaphne) - the leaves are Beilschmiedia tawa. [PRJ, August 2010]
typification
HAB. On leaves of Piper excelsum, Colenso.

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scientific name
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4 December 1992
16 November 2010
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