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Melaspilea Circumserpens NYL. rediscovered and referred to Glonium; with discussion on the provenance of some of Robert Brown's lichen specimens

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 March 2007

G. Kantvilas  and
B.J. Coppins
G. Kantvilas
Affiliation:
Tasmanian Herbarium, PO Box 252-04, Hobart, Tasmania 7001, Australia.
B.J. Coppins
Affiliation:
Royal Botanic Garden, Inverlcith Row, Edinburgh EH3 5LR, UK.
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Abstract

Melaspilea circumserpens Nyl., hitherto known only from the type specimen, collected in Tasmania in 1803 by Robert Brown, has been rediscovered. The species has proved to belong to the genus Glonium (Hysteriaceac), previously not known to contain species associated with algae. The new combination Glonium circumserpens (Nyl.) Kantvilas & Coppins is proposed. The anatomy, morphology and ecology of the species are described. Problems regarding the provenance of several lichen specimens collected by Robert Brown are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Lichenologist , Volume 29 , Issue 6 , November 1997 , pp. 525 - 531
Copyright
Copyright © British Lichen Society 1997

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