Flora of New Zealand Series

≡Lecidea myriadella Nyl., Bull. Soc. linn. Normandie, sér. 2, 2: 80 (1868).

≡Biatorinopsis myriadella (Nyl.) Müll.Arg., Bull. Soc. Roy. Bot. Belg. 31 (2): 35 (1892).

≡Gyalecta myriadella (Nyl.) Hellb., Bihang K. Sv. Vet.-Akad. Handl. 31 (3/13): 72 (1896).

=Lecidea glabella Kremp., Verhandl. zool.-bot. Ges. Wien 26: 457 (1876).

≡Patellaria glabella (Kremp.) Müll.Arg., Flora 64: 522 (1881).

=Phlyctis ocellata C.Knight, Trans. Linn. Soc., ser. 2, Bot. 1: 281 (1877).

≡Phlyctella ocellata (C.Knight) Müll.Arg., Bull. Herb. Boissier 2, App. 1: 56 (1894).

Lectotype: New Zealand. Sine loco, W. Colenso 4550 – H-NYL 21961b [fide Galloway (1985a: 148)].

Lecidea glabella. Type: New Zealand. Sine loco [probably Wellington], Charles Knight – M (not seen).

Phlyctis ocellata. Lectotype: New Zealand. Sine loco [probably Wellington], Dr C. Knight, rec'd 11/83 – BM [fide Galloway (1985a: 148)].

Description : Flora (1985: 147–148).

N: Auckland to Wellington. On bark, still rarely collected, but it should be searched for on the bark of Beilschmiedia, Dysoxylum, Macropiper, Melicytus and possibly other coastal trees in moderate to dense shade. It has similar habitat requirements to the genus Phlyctis.

Endemic

Illustration : Knight (1877: pl. XXXVIII, fig. 10).

Cryptolechia myriadella is characterised by: the corticolous habit; the pale greenish grey, dull olive to whitish, roughened-uneven, shining or matt thallus; Trentepohlia as photobiont (fresh material showing yellowish on scratching); sessile, cupuliform, to semi-immersed apothecia, the disc deeply concave, whitish yellow to brownish; 12–16-spored asci; and fusiform, 5–7-septate ascospores, 20–25(–32) × 3.5–5 μm.