The lichen genus Peltigera (Peltigeraled: Ascomycota) in New Zealand: Tuhinga 11

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ABSTRACT: Sixteen species of the lichen genus Peltigera Willd., are recognised in the New Zealand mycobiota, viz. P. canina, P. degenii, P. didactyla, P. dolicborbiza, P. bymenina, P. lepidopbora, P. malacea, P. membranacea, P. nana, P. neckeri, P. neopolydactyla, P. polydactylon, P. praetextata, P. rufescens, P. subborizontalis, and P. ulcerata. A key to species, descriptions of all taxa, biogeographic affinities and distribution maps are presented. Peltigera degenii, P. bymenina, P. neckeri, and P. neopolydactyla are recorded for the first time from New Zealand.

KEYWORDS: lichens; New Zealand lichens; Peltigera; nutrient-cycling; biogeography