Austropeltum is a genus of lichenized fungi in the family Sphaerophoraceae.[3] The genus is monotypic, containing the single species Austropeltum glareosum, found in Australia and New Zealand.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Lecanorales |
| Family: | Sphaerophoraceae |
| Genus: | Austropeltum Henssen, Döring & Kantvilas (1992) |
| Species: | A. glareosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Austropeltum glareosum Henssen, Döring & Kantvilas (1992)[2]
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Conservation status edit
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.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b de Lange, Peter James; Blanchon, Dan; Knight, Allison; Elix, John; Lücking, Robert; Frogley, Kelly; Harris, Anna; Cooper, Jerry; Rolfe, Jeremy (1 November 2018). "Conservation status of New Zealand indigenous lichens and lichenicolous fungi, 2018" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. 27. Department of Conservation (New Zealand): 1–68.
- ^ "Austropeltum glareosum Henssen, Döring & Kantvilas". www.nzor.org.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
- ^ Wijayawardene, Nalin; Hyde, Kevin; Al-Ani, LKT; Dolatabadi, S; Stadler, Marc; Haelewaters, Danny; et al. (2020). "Outline of Fungi and fungus-like taxa". Mycosphere. 11: 1060–1456. doi:10.5943/mycosphere/11/1/8. hdl:10481/61998.
- ^ Henssen A, Döring H, Kantvilas G (1991). "Austropeltum glareosum gen. et sp. nov., a new lichen from Mountain Plateaux in Tasmania and New Zealand". Botanica Acta. 105 (6): 457–467. doi:10.1111/j.1438-8677.1992.tb00328.x. ISSN 0932-8629.
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