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Lithothelium kiritea A.J.Marshall, Aptroot, de Lange & Blanchon

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Lithothelium kiritea A.J.Marshall, Aptroot, de Lange & Blanchon, Ukr. Bot. J. 81: 147–150 (2024)
Lithothelium kiritea A.J.Marshall, Aptroot, de Lange & Blanchon
Marshall, A.J.; Aptroot, A.; Blanchon, D.J.; James, C.J.; de Lange, P.J. 2024: New Zealand Lithothelium (Pyrenulaceae) — description of a new species Lithothelium kiritea sp. nov., with notes on L. australe. Ukrainian Botanical Journal 81(2): 145–154.

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Endemic
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New Zealand
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Marshall, A.J.; Aptroot, A. et al. (2024)

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A.J.Marshall, Aptroot, de Lange & Blanchon
A.J.Marshall, Aptroot, de Lange & Blanchon
Marshall, A.J.; Aptroot, A.; Blanchon, D.J.; James, C.J.; de Lange, P.J. 2024: New Zealand Lithothelium (Pyrenulaceae) — description of a new species Lithothelium kiritea sp. nov., with notes on L. australe. Ukrainian Botanical Journal 81(2): 145–154.
2024
147–150
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Lithothelium kiritea A.J.Marshall, Aptroot, de Lange & Blanchon
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Lithothelium kiritea
The epithet ‘kiritea’ is based on te reo Māori [Māori language] meaning ‘white skinned’ and refers to the white covering the species applies to the bark of its host phorophyte. This name was bestowed, following consultation, by the iwi [tribe] Te Kawerau ā Maki who exercise mana whenua [custodianship] over the area where the authors first recognised this species.
Type: — NEW ZEALAND. North Island, Waitākere Ranges, Whatipu, 37°2’34.7 S, 174°30’24.13 E, A.J. Marshall (AJM91), 24 Mar 2024. On bark of Cordyline australis, 4 m, (holotype UNITEC 14328, isotypes, AK, B).

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Fungi
Ascomycota
Ascomycetes
Pyrenulales
Pyrenulaceae
Lithothelium
kiritea

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Lithothelium kiritea A.J.Marshall, Aptroot, de Lange & Blanchon
Lithothelium kiritea
Marshall, A.J.; Aptroot, A. et al. (2024)
Lithothelium kiritea A.J.Marshall, Aptroot, de Lange & Blanchon
Lithothelium Müll.Arg.

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typification
Type: — NEW ZEALAND. North Island, Waitākere Ranges, Whatipu, 37°2’34.7 S, 174°30’24.13 E, A.J. Marshall (AJM91), 24 Mar 2024. On bark of Cordyline australis, 4 m, (holotype UNITEC 14328, isotypes, AK, B).
Marshall, A.J.; Aptroot, A.; Blanchon, D.J.; James, C.J.; de Lange, P.J. 2024: New Zealand Lithothelium (Pyrenulaceae) — description of a new species Lithothelium kiritea sp. nov., with notes on L. australe. Ukrainian Botanical Journal 81(2): 145–154.
Etymology
The epithet ‘kiritea’ is based on te reo Māori [Māori language] meaning ‘white skinned’ and refers to the white covering the species applies to the bark of its host phorophyte. This name was bestowed, following consultation, by the iwi [tribe] Te Kawerau ā Maki who exercise mana whenua [custodianship] over the area where the authors first recognised this species.
Marshall, A.J.; Aptroot, A.; Blanchon, D.J.; James, C.J.; de Lange, P.J. 2024: New Zealand Lithothelium (Pyrenulaceae) — description of a new species Lithothelium kiritea sp. nov., with notes on L. australe. Ukrainian Botanical Journal 81(2): 145–154.

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29 April 2024
29 April 2024
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