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Polychidium contortum Henssen
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Polychidium contortum Henssen, Symb. Bot. Upsal. 18: 108 (1963)
Nomenclature
Henssen
Henssen
1963
108
ICN
Polychidium contortum Henssen
species
Polychidium contortum
Type: New Zealand, Auckland Islands, Port Ross, 28 Mar 1927, Du Rietz 277:3 (UPS L-14480!).
Classification
Descriptions
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.
Taxonomic concepts
Polychidium contortum Henssen
Polychidium contortum Henssen
Polychidium contortum Henssen
Polychidium contortum Henssen
Polychidium contortum Henssen
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typification
Type: New Zealand, Auckland Islands, Port Ross, 28 Mar 1927, Du Rietz 277:3 (UPS L-14480!).
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