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Polychidium contortum Henssen

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Henssen
Henssen
1963
108
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Polychidium contortum Henssen
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Polychidium contortum

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contortum

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Polychidium contortum Henssen

Thallus fruticose, in felt-like clumps on bark or twigs to 3 cm diam., flaccid and ± spongy when wet, brittle when dry. Branches terete, rather fragile, very fine at apices, stouter (to 0.2 mm wide) below, branching ± dichotomous, but densely tangled and complex in older parts. Surface of branches smooth or slightly wrinkled, blue-green or blackish at apices, bluish-brown or tan below. Photobiont . Apothecia fre-quent, lateral, to 1.5 mm diam., disc reddish-brown, subconvex, immarginate. Ascospores polymorphic, 9-13 × 1.5-7 µm. Chemistry: Nil.

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Polychidium contortum Henssen
Polychidium contortum Henssen
Polychidium contortum Henssen
Polychidium contortum Henssen
Polychidium contortum Henssen

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Polychidium contortum Henssen
New Zealand
Nelson Land District
Polychidium contortum Henssen
New Zealand
South Auckland Land District
Polychidium contortum Henssen
New Zealand
Southland Land District
Polychidium contortum Henssen
New Zealand
Westland Land District

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1 January 2000
26 June 2014
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