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Cyphelium Ach.

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Cyphelium Ach., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Handl. 1815: 261-263 (1815)
Cyphelium Ach.

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Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
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c. 12 species worldwide; one occurs in New Zealand

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Ach.
Ach.
1815
261-263
ICN
Cyphelium Ach.
genus
Cyphelium

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Cyphelium

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Cyphelium Ach.

Thallus crustaceous, verrucose to subareolate with small peripheral lobes. Photobiont: . A few species exist as parasymbionts on other lichens. Apothecia sessile or immersed in thallus. Excipulum of variable thickness, blackish-brown and formed of densely interwoven, sclerotized hyphae. Mazaedium well-developed. Asci obovate to cylindrical, always formed singly, dissolving at early stages. Ascospores 1-septate, dark brown, with thick walls. Spore wall often with distinctive ornamentation. Chemistry: Containing β-orcinol depsides and depsidones, and tetronic acid derivatives.

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Cyphelium Ach.
Cyphelium Ach.
Cyphelium Ach.
Cyphelium Ach.
Cyphelium Ach.

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Cyphelium Ach.
New Zealand
Southland Land District

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8506b597-5a5e-4811-945e-3974d75a7dd0
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
21 April 2020
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