Flora of New Zealand Series

≡Patellaria subcarnea Müll.Arg., Hedwigia 32: 128 (1893).

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

≡Catillaria subcarnea (Müll.Arg.) Zahlbr., Cat. lich. univ. 4 (1): 73 (1926).

Holotype: New Zealand. Stewart I., Sine loco, T. Kirk 133 – BM.

Description : Flora (1985: 79–80).

St: Known only from the type collection.

Endemic

Megalaria subcarnea is characterised by: the corticolous habit; the olive-green or greenish brown, granular–furfuracous, rather depauperate thallus; biatorine, waxy, convex apothecia, 0.2–1.0 mm diam., disc pale orange-red to pinkish, epruinose; and fusiform ellipsoidal ascospores, 10–12 × 1.5–2 μm. It is a characteristic but easily overlooked species occurring on the bark of southern rata (Metrosideros umbellata) in association with Coenogonium luteum.