Flora of New Zealand Series

Type : Mycomicrothelia macularis (Hampe ex A.Massal.) Keissl. [=Microthelia macularis Hampe ex A.Massal.]

Descriptions : Flora (1985: 298–299). See also Hawksworth (1985a: 64–65).

Mycomicrothelia was monographed by Hawksworth (1985a) and since then several new species have been described or transferred to it from other genera (Aptroot 1991a, 1995; David & Hawksworth 1995; Sérusiaux & Aptroot 1998). It is included in the family Arthopyreniaceae (Eriksson et al. 2004; Pennycook & Galloway 2004; Eriksson 2005). The genus is widely distributed in humid tropical to temperate regions, avoiding arid areas. At present 33 species are known worldwide and are present on all continents except Antarctica. Two species are recorded from New Zealand (Hawksworth 1985a; Sérusiaux & Aptroot 1998).