Parasiphula fragilis (Hook.f. & Taylor) Kantvilas & Grube

Details

Name scientific

Parasiphula fragilis (Hook.f. & Taylor) Kantvilas & Grube, Lichenologist 38: 246 (2006)

Preferred name

Parasiphula fragilis (Hook.f. & Taylor) Kantvilas & Grube

Taxonomy reference

Grube, M.; Kantvilas, G. 2006: Siphula represents a remarkable case of morphological convergence in sterile lichens. The Lichenologist 38: 241–249.

Linked name

Parasiphula fragilis (Hook.f. & Taylor) Kantvilas & Grube

Biostatus

Origin

Occurrence

Georegion

Schema

Biostatus source

Comment

Indigenous, non-endemic

Wild

New Zealand

Political Region

de Lange, P.J.; Galloway, D.J. et al. (2012)

de Lange et al. (2012) cite this taxon for New Zealand, and a Tasmanian specimen was used for analysis for Grube & Kantvilas (2006)

Nomenclature

Authors

(Hook.f. & Taylor) Kantvilas & Grube

Original authors

Hook.f. & Taylor

Combination authors

Kantvilas & Grube

Publication place

Grube, M.; Kantvilas, G. 2006: Siphula represents a remarkable case of morphological convergence in sterile lichens. The Lichenologist 38: 241–249.

Year published

2006

Publication page

246

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Endocarpon fragile Hook.f. & Taylor

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Parasiphula fragilis

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Ascomycetes

Order

Pertusariales

Family

Coccotremataceae

Genus

Parasiphula

Species

fragilis

Synonyms

Descriptions

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

Siphula fragilis (Hook.f. & Taylor) J.S.Murray

Description

Thallus lobes thin and fragile, undulate, 3-8 mm wide and to 20 mm tall, margins entire, rounded or truncate. Surface uniformly smooth, suffused reddish-pink, margins darker fawnish-pink to reddish, very rarely fenestrate, occasionally with tufts of pale, simple rhizines growing from lower surface in decumbent plants on exposed soil. Chemistry: Medulla K-, C-, Pd-. TLC nil.