Austropeltum Explained

Austropeltum is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Sphaerophoraceae. The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Austropeltum glareosum, found in Australia and New Zealand.^[1]

Conservation status

In November 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified Austropeltum glareosum as "Nationally Vulnerable" with the qualifiers "Data Poor" and "Threatened Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Austropeltum glareosum gen. et sp. nov., a new lichen from Mountain Plateaux in Tasmania and New Zealand . Botanica Acta . 1991 . Henssen A, Döring H, Kantvilas G . 105 . 6 . 457–467 . 0932-8629 . 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1992.tb00328.x.
2. de Lange. Peter James. Blanchon. Dan. Knight. Allison. Elix. John. Lücking. Robert. Frogley. Kelly. Harris. Anna. Cooper. Jerry. Rolfe. Jeremy. 2018-11-01. Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous lichens and lichenicolous fungi, 2018. New Zealand Threat Classification Series. en. Department of Conservation (New Zealand). 27. 1–68.