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New Zealand<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8603-9461\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8603-9461\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-5587\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a> Andrew J. Marshall<sup>1,*<\/sup>, <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7931-5499\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7931-5499\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-5587\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a> Dan J. Blanchon<sup>1, 2<\/sup>, <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6699-7083\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6699-7083\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-5587\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a> Peter J.de Lange<sup>1<\/sup>, <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9431-3424\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9431-3424\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-5587\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a> Sarah J. Wells<sup>1<\/sup>, <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5310-9232\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5310-9232\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-5587\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a> Alan M. Fryday<sup>3<\/sup>, <a href=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6996-8229\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-6996-8229\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"20\" height=\"20\" class=\"wp-image-5587\" style=\"width: 20px;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/image.png\" alt=\"\"><\/a> Tianyi Tang<sup>1<\/sup> and Allison Knight<sup>4<\/sup><br><br>Affiliations:<br><sup>1<\/sup> School of Environmental &amp; Animal Sciences, Unitec | Te P\u016bkenga, Auckland, New Zealand<br><sup>2<\/sup> Auckland Museum, Auckland Domain, Parnell, Auckland 1010, New Zealand<br><sup>3<\/sup> Department of Plant Biology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA<br><sup>4<\/sup> Department of Botany, University of Otago, PO Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand.<br><sup>*<\/sup> Corresponding author: <a href=\"mailto:amarshall2@unitec.ac.nz\">amarshall2@unitec.ac.nz<\/a><br><br>Received: 30 August 2023 | Accepted: 15 September 2023 | Published: 11 October 2023<br>Senior Editor: Marleen Baling<br>doi: <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34074\/pibdiv.001103\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34074\/pibdiv.001103<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unitec.ac.nz\/epress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/PBD-Marshall-et-al-2023.pdf\" data-type=\"attachment\" data-id=\"5891\">Download PDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Abstract<\/strong><br><em>Megalaria crispisulcans<\/em> .J. Marshall, Blanchon &amp; de Lange (Ramalinaceae) is described as a new species from populations in Te Ika a Maui \/ North Island of Aotearoa \/ New Zealand, and on R\u0113kohu (Chatham Island), Aotearoa \/ New Zealand. The new species is morphologically closely allied to <em>Megalaria orokonuiana<\/em> from which it is distinguished by its nrDNA ITS sequence and morphologically by the usual presence of a white prothallus, bright green (when fresh) isidiate thallus and dark black apothecia whose rims are usually crinkled \/ undulose at maturity. A phylogeny based on nrDNA ITS sequences is presented which recovers <em>Megalaria crispisulcans<\/em> as sister to <em>M. orokonuiana<\/em>. The ecology, habitats and conservation status of <em>M. crispisulcans<\/em> is provided and an update on the conservation status of <em>M. orokonuiana<\/em> provided. A revised key to the Aotearoa \/ New Zealand species of <em>Megalaria<\/em> is provided.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\"><strong>Cite as<\/strong><br>Marshall, A. J., Blanchon, D. J., de Lange, P. J., Wells, S. J., Fryday, A. M. Tang, T., and Knight, A. (2023). <em>Megalaria crispisulcans<\/em>, a new isidiate species of <em>Megalaria<\/em> (Ramalinaceae) from Aotearoa \/ New Zealand. <em>Perspectives in Biodiversity<\/em>, 1(1): 25\u201342. <a href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34074\/pibdiv.001103\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.34074\/pibdiv.001103<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Paper Volume 1 Megalaria crispisulcans, a new isidiate species of Megalaria (Ramalinaceae) from Aotearoa \/ New Zealand Andrew J. Marshall1,*, Dan J. Blanchon1, 2, Peter J.de Lange1, Sarah J. Wells1, Alan M. 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