Flora of New Zealand Series

≡Patellaria apiahica Müll.Arg., Lich. Epiphylli Novi: 9 (1890).

≡Bacidia apiahica (Müll.Arg.) Zahlbr., Cat. lich. univ. 4 (2): 174 (1926).

≡Woessia apiahica (Müll.Arg.) Sérus. Lichenologist 28 (3): 224 (1996). 

Description : Flora (1985: 29 – as Bacidia apiahica).

N: Wellington (Feilding, Kitchener Park, Pohangina Valley – Totara Reserve) on leaves of Beilschmiedia tawa, Metrosideros colensoi, Podocarpus totara, Prumnopitys taxifolia. S: South Westland. On leaves of forest trees. A common pantropical species (Santesson 1952; Kalb 1991; Lücking 1992; Aptroot et al. 1995; Lücking & Kalb 2001; Lücking et al. 2003; Nimis & Martellos 2003; Farkas 2004; Herrera-Campos et al. 2004), and known also from southern Europe and Madeira (Farkas & Sipman 1997; Llop & Hladun 2000).

Pantropical

Illustrations : Lücking (1992: 128, fig. 48B; 131, fig. 49A; 152, fig. 56A); Malcolm & Malcolm (2001: 39, 43).

Bacidina apiahica is characterised by: the foliicolous habit; pale orange-yellow to buff-pink apothecia; and 3(–5–7)-septate ascospores, 20–40 μm long.