Rinodina peloleuca (Physciaceae), a maritime lichen with a distinctive austral distribution

Rinodina peloleuca (Physciaceae) is an austral, maritime lichen species occurring in Tasmania and New Zealand, in southern South America, on subantarctic islands, and in maritime Antarctica. Together with other species, it indicates an austral connection in maritime lichens of the Southern Hemispher...

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Published in:New Zealand journal of botany 1998-06, Vol.36 (2), p.175-188
Main Authors: Matzer, M., Mayrhofer, H., Elix, J. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
biogeography
ecology
lichen chemistry
lichenicolous fungi
lichens
Muellerella lichenicola
New Zealand
Polycoccum
Pyrenidium actinellum
Rinodina
Rinodina peloleuca
skyrin
South America
Southern Hemisphere botany
Tasmania
taxonomy
triterpenes
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Summary:Rinodina peloleuca (Physciaceae) is an austral, maritime lichen species occurring in Tasmania and New Zealand, in southern South America, on subantarctic islands, and in maritime Antarctica. Together with other species, it indicates an austral connection in maritime lichens of the Southern Hemisphere. Chemically, the species is characterised by the presence of skyrin and triterpenes. Rinodina antarctica, R. deceptionis, R. endochrysodes, R. philomelensis, and, possibly, R. aspicilina are synonyms of R. peloleuca. The lichenicolous fungi Muellerella lichenicola, Polycoccum sp., Pyrenidium actinellum, and an unidentified coelomycete occur on the species.
ISSN:0028-825X
1175-8643
DOI:10.1080/0028825X.1998.9512560