Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

Details

Name scientific

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz (1926)

Preferred name

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

Taxonomy reference

Galloway, D.J. 2007: Flora of New Zealand; Lichens, including lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi. Revised second edition. Vol. 2. Manaaki Whenua Press, Lincoln.

Linked name

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

Galloway, D.J. (2007)

Austral

Nomenclature

Authors

Du Rietz

Original authors

Du Rietz

Year published

1926

Publication page

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Usnea antarctica

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Ascomycetes

Order

Lecanorales

Family

Parmeliaceae

Genus

Usnea

Species

antarctica

Synonyms

Neuropogon antarcticus (Du Rietz) I.M.Lamb

Descriptions

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

Neuropogon antarcticus (Du Rietz) I.M.Lamb

Description

Thallus fruticose, tufted, to 8 cm tall. Branches sparingly to copiously divided, becoming entangled-complex at apices. Surface yellow or brownish-yellow at base, variegated yellow and black apices, without annulations, distinctly papillate or coarsely warted towards base. Soralia blackened, granular. Apothecia not seen in New Zealand material. Chemistry: Cortex K-; medulla K+ brown, C-, KC-, Pd+ red. Fumarprotocetraric and usnic acids.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

Neuropogon antarcticus (Du Rietz) I.M.Lamb

Neuropogon antarcticus (Du Rietz) I.M.Lamb

Galloway, D. J. (1985)

Neuropogon antarcticus (Du Rietz) I.M.Lamb

Neuropogon antarcticus (Du Rietz) I.M.Lamb

Galloway, D.J. (2007)

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

Galloway, D.J. (2007)

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

Galloway, D.J. (2007)

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

Antarctica

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

New Zealand

Otago Land District

Metadata

Record id

38eb1aad-54ea-4677-bb16-495adc9181ab

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

13 March 2002

Date last updated

5 December 2014

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