New species of Pertusaria (Pertusariaceae) from Australia and New Zealand

Abstract

Four new species, Pertusaria ambigua (with lichesterinic acid), P. humilis (characterised by very flattened apothecia), P. queenslandica (with two-spored asci) and P. submalvinae (with confluentic acid), are reported from Australia and two new species, Pertusaria allosorodes (with two large, rough-walled ascospores per ascus) and P. wirthii (with barbatic acid), are reported from New Zealand. © 2013 Royal Botanic Gardens and Domain Trust.