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Lichens A-Pac (2007) - Flora of New Zealand Lichens - Revised Second Edition A-Pac
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Megalaria spodophana

M. spodophana (Nyl.) D.J.Galloway, N. Z. J. Bot. 42: 115 (2004).

≡Lecidea spodophana Nyl., Lich. Nov. Zel.: 84 (1888).

≡Patellaria spodophana (Nyl.) Müll.Arg., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2, App. 1: 63 (1894).

≡Biatorina spodophana (Nyl.) Hellb., Bihang K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 21 (3/13): 108 (1896).

≡Catillaria spodophana (Nyl.) Zahlbr., Cat. lich. univ. 4 (1): 72 (1926).

Holotype: New Zealand. Sine loco (probably Wellington), Charles Knight – H-NYL 18233. Isotype – ?WELT [The holotype is annotated "Lecidea rhypoderma Kn." in Knight's hand].

Description : Flora (1985: 79).

N: Wellington. Known only from the type collection.

Endemic

Megalaria spodophana is characterised by: the corticolous habit; the olivaceous, greyish or greenish yellow, minutely isidiate–furfuraceous, microphylline thallus not delimited by a marginal prothallus; dark red-brown to blackened apothecia, 0.2–0.8 mm diam.; and ovoid to broadly ellipsoidal ascospores, slightly constricted at septum, (13.5–)15–17(–19) × (5–)6–8.5 μm.

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