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New Foliicolous Species of Strigula from Lord Howe Island, Australia

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

P. M. McCarthy
Affiliation:
Australian Biological Resources Study, Flora Section, GPO Box 636, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601, Australia
H. Streimann
Affiliation:
Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, CSIRO Division of Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601, Australia
J. A. Elix
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, The Faculties, Australian National University, Canberra, A.C.T. 0200, Australia

Abstract

Strigula fossulicola sp. nov. and S. oceanica sp. nov. are described from Lord Howe Island, New South Wales, Australia. They inhabit the leaves of endemic shrubs and trees and are distinguished by ascospores that fracture at the septum prior to maturity.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 1996

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