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Teloschestis chrysophthalmus
Clumps of bright orange-yellow lichen seen on tea-tree branches. As the name "Teloschestis" suggests this lichen has branched tips. It is a fructiose lichen. The apothecia (sexual structures) were a deeper orange with stiff spiny fringes.
Spotted on coastal dunes.
Occurrence record:
http://bie.ala.org.au/species/NZOR-3-307...
Spotted on Jan 26, 2017
Submitted on Feb 5, 2017
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