Heterodea Nyl.
Details
Biostatus
Absent
New Zealand
Political Region
Parnmen & Lumbsch (2012) transferred Heterodea muelleri to Cladia muelleri. H. muelleri was the only species in the genus in New Zealand in Galloway (2007).
Nomenclature
Nyl.
Nyl.
1868
ICN
genus
Heterodea
Classification
Subordinates
Descriptions
Heterodea Nyl.
Thallus foliose, lobate, becoming erect, or spreading irregulary on the substrate. Lobes flat to moderately ascending, sometimes strongly recurved. Upper surface smooth, without isidia or soredia, maculae or pseudocyphellae. Photobiont green, protococcoid, in a ± continuous layer below upper cortex. Lower surface lacking a cortex, felt-like, sometimes veined, sparsely to moderately rhizinate. Apothecia marginal. Ascospores simple, ellipsoid, colourless, 8 per ascus. Pycnidia marginal, sessile, subspherical.
Taxonomic concepts
Historic biostatus
Indigenous, non-endemic
Wild
New Zealand
Political Region
Two species; one found in New Zealand
Metadata
eb941058-caf7-4e64-ad89-835e82ab68ed
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
20 August 2009