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

Details

Name scientific

Siphula fragilis (Hook.f. & Taylor) J.S.Murray (1969)

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.

Nomenclature

Authors

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

Original authors

Hook.f. & Taylor

Combination authors

J.S.Murray

Year published

1969

Publication page

265

Nomenclatural code

ICN

Basionym

Endocarpon fragile Hook.f. & Taylor

Taxonomic rank

species

Canonical form

Siphula fragilis

Classification

Kingdom

Fungi

Phylum

Ascomycota

Class

Ascomycetes

Order

Lecanorales

Genus

Siphula

Species

fragilis

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.

Taxonomic concepts

Name

Cited name

Reference

Preferred name

Parent name

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

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

Galloway, D. J. (1985)

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

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

Galloway, D.J. (2007)

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

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

Grube, M.; Kantvilas, G. (2006)

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

Collections

Determined name

Country

Geographic region

Indicative databased records

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

New Zealand

Canterbury Land District

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

New Zealand

Nelson Land District

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

New Zealand

Southland Land District

Metadata

Record id

da993019-57c3-444d-95ee-8a29fc8c5d02

Record class

scientific name

Record source

Names_Plants

Date added

1 January 2000

Date last updated

27 February 2013

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