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Degelia neozelandica

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Degelia neozelandica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Peltigerales
Family: Pannariaceae
Genus: Degelia
Species:
D. neozelandica
Binomial name
Degelia neozelandica
Synonyms

Steinera neozelandica[1]
Parmeliella neozelandica[2]

Degelia neozelandica is a species of foliose lichen in the genus Degelia.[3]

The species was initially described under Steinera,[4] but was removed in 1982 when the genus was revised by Aino Henssen and Peter Wilfred James.[5] It was then placed into Parmeliella,[5] and later into Degelia.[6]

Distribution and habitat

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Degelia neozelandica is most widely found in New Zealand, on both Macquarie and South Islands, but has also been found in a single alpine locality in Tasmania, Australia.[3]

It grows on fine sandy soil in subalpine and alpine grasslands in altitudes of between 900 and 1,800 metres (2,950 and 5,910 feet).[5]

Associated species

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Degelia neozelandica has several associated species with which it is often found. These include Parmeliella crassa,[7] Pannaria hookeri, Solorina spongiosa, Collema coccophorum, Lecanora atra, Pertusaria dactylina, Psoroma buchanani, and Psoroma fruticulosum.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Steinera neozelandica C.W.Dodge". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Parmeliella neozelandica (C.W.Dodge) D.J.Galloway & P.James". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Degelia neozelandica (C.W.Dodge) P.M.Jørg. & D.J.Galloway". Australian Biological Resources Study. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Degelia neozelandica (C.W. Dodge) P.M. Jørg. & D.J. Galloway". Index Fungorum. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b c d D. J. Galloway; P. W. James (February 1984). "Observations on Parmeliella Neozelandica". The Lichenologist. 16 (1): 90–91. doi:10.1017/S0024282984000153.
  6. ^ Theodore L. Esslinger (Autumn 1993). "Recent Literature on Lichens. 151". The Bryologist. 96 (3): 490–501. JSTOR 3243886. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  7. ^ P. M. Jørgensen (1999). "Studies in the lichen family Pannariaceae VIII. Seven new parmelielloid lichens from New Zealand". New Zealand Journal of Botany. 37 (2): 257–268. Bibcode:1999NZJB...37..257J. doi:10.1080/0028825X.1999.9512632.