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Micarea rubiformis P.M.McCarthy & Elix

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Micarea rubiformis P.M.McCarthy & Elix, Australas. Lichenol. 87: 26 (2020)
Micarea rubiformis P.M.McCarthy & Elix
McCarthy, P.M.; Elix, J.J. 2020: A new species of Micarea (Pilocarpaceae) from soil in New Zealand. Australasian Lichenology 87: 26–29.

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Endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
McCarthy, P.M.; Elix, J.J. (2020)
Known only from southern New Zealand.

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P.M.McCarthy & Elix
P.M.McCarthy & Elix
McCarthy, P.M.; Elix, J.J. 2020: A new species of Micarea (Pilocarpaceae) from soil in New Zealand. Australasian Lichenology 87: 26–29.
2020
26
ICN
Micarea rubiformis P.M.McCarthy & Elix
species
Micarea rubiformis
The specific epithet, from the blackberry genus Rubus and -formis (having he shape of), alludes to the mature, tuberculate apothecial clusters that resemble blackberries.

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Fungi
Ascomycota
Ascomycetes
Lecanorales
Micareaceae
Micarea
rubiformis

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Micarea rubiformis P.M.McCarthy & Elix
Micarea rubiformis P.M.McCarthy & Elix
McCarthy, P.M.; Elix, J.J. (2020)
Micarea rubiformis P.M.McCarthy & Elix

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MycoBank No.: MB834664
McCarthy, P.M.; Elix, J.J. 2020: A new species of Micarea (Pilocarpaceae) from soil in New Zealand. Australasian Lichenology 87: 26–29.
Etymology
The specific epithet, from the blackberry genus Rubus and -formis (having he shape of), alludes to the mature, tuberculate apothecial clusters that resemble blackberries.
McCarthy, P.M.; Elix, J.J. 2020: A new species of Micarea (Pilocarpaceae) from soil in New Zealand. Australasian Lichenology 87: 26–29.

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scientific name
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18 September 2020
30 October 2023
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