Neuropogon antarcticus (Du Rietz) I.M.Lamb

Details

Name scientific

Neuropogon antarcticus (Du Rietz) I.M.Lamb (1939)

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.

Nomenclature

Combination authors

I.M.Lamb

Original authors

Du Rietz

Authors

(Du Rietz) I.M.Lamb

Year published

1939

Publication page

210

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Usnea antarctica Du Rietz

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Neuropogon antarcticus

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Ascomycetes

Order

Lecanorales

Family

Parmeliaceae

Genus

Neuropogon

Species

antarcticus

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

Metadata

Record id

67618814-e0f0-46b5-8ade-82c0c3c60b4d

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

17 December 2010

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