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Lichens A-Pac (2007) - Flora of New Zealand Lichens - Revised Second Edition A-Pac
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Bacidia superula

B. superula (Nyl.) Hellb., Bihang K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 21 (3/13): 100 (1896).

≡Lecidea superula Nyl., Bull. Soc. linn. Normandie, sér. 2, 12: 87 (1868).

≡Patellaria superula (Nyl.) Müll.Arg., Flora 45: 330 (1882).

=Bacidia mesospora C.Knight, Trans. N. Z. Inst. 12: 372 (1880).

≡Patellaria mesospora (C.Knight) Müll.Arg., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2, App. 1: 66 (1894).

=Bacidia pseudopyrra C.Knight, Trans. N. Z. Inst. 12: 373 (1880).

≡Patellaria pseudopyrra (C.Knight) Müll.Arg., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2, App. 1: 66 (1894).

Bacidia mesospora. Lectotype: New Zealand. Sine loco [probably Wellington], 6.iii.77, Charles Knight – WELT, Herb. Knight Vol. 46A, p. 19 [fide Galloway (1985a: 35)].

Bacidia pseudopyrra. Lectotype: New Zealand. Sine loco [probably Wellington], 8.iv.77, Charles Knight – WELT, Herb. Knight Vol. 46A, p. 26 [fide Galloway (1985a: 35)].

Description : Flora (1985: 34–35).

N: Northland (Moturoa I. off Cape Karikari), South Auckland (Rabbit I.), Wellington. On bark, still very poorly known and collected.

Palaeotropical

Illustrations : Knight (1880: pl. XII, fig. 20 – as Bacidia mesospora; pl. XIII, fig. 26 – as Bacidia pseudopyrra).

Bacidia superula is characterised by: the corticolous habit; the dull olivaceous to brownish, granular-papillate, areolate to effuse thallus; the pale orange-yellow apothecia; and oblong-ellipsoidal, 3–6(–8)-septate ascospores, 24–34(–40) × 1.5–2.5(–3.5) μm.

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