Lichens Australian Lichen Name Index (LNI)

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Arthoniaceae
Arthonia cryptica P.M.McCarthy & Elix , legitimate, scientific
Elix, J.A. & McCarthy, P.M. (2019), Arthonia cryptica (Arthoniaceae), a new lichen species from coastal rock in southern New South Wales, Australia. Australasian Lichenology 85: 8 [tax. nov.]
  • Comment: Type: Australia: New South Wales, South Coast, Ben Boyd National Park, Green Cape Peninsula, Bittangabee Bay, 37°13’00”S, 150°01’04”E, c. 1.5 m alt., on sheltered, vertical, coarse sandstone, south-facing with overhanging trees, adjacent to high-water mark on a sandy beach, P.M. McCarthy 4749, 21.iii.2018 (holotype – CANB).
P.McCarthy (Comp.) (2020), Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories: - ABRSL [secondary reference]
  • ABRSL Dist.: NSW
  • Lichen endemic in AU flag: Y
  • Lichen tag: Mainland endemic
  • Lichen type locality in AU flag: Y