Megaloblastenia Sipman

Details

Name scientific

Megaloblastenia Sipman (1983)

Preferred name

Megaloblastenia Sipman

Taxonomy reference

Galloway, D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand; Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. Revised second edition. Vol. 1. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Linked name

Megaloblastenia Sipman 1983

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Galloway, D.J. (2007)

Austral genus of 2 species; both known from New Zealand

Nomenclature

Authors

Sipman

Original authors

Sipman

Year published

1983

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Taxonomic rank

genus

Canonical form

Megaloblastenia

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Ascomycetes

Order

Lecanorales

Family

Megalosporaceae

Genus

Megaloblastenia

Subordinates

Descriptions

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

Megaloblastenia Sipman

Description

As for but with the following differences: Thallus without isidia or soredia. Hymenium 110-180 µm tall, without oil droplets and staining I+ blue. Ascospores 1-septate with thick septa and apical walls.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Megaloblastenia Sipman

Megaloblastenia Sipman

Galloway, D. J. (1985)

Megaloblastenia Sipman

Megaloblastenia Sipman

Galloway, D.J. (2007)

Megaloblastenia Sipman

Metadata

Record id

320d32c5-4f88-4b7c-ba4f-2231162b06c4

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

26 October 2010

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