Nectria lecanodes Ces.

• Region

  Europe

• Country

  Ireland

• Locality

  Co Kerry (H2), Killarney, Muckross, near Muckross Arboretum, beside track to back entrance of Arboretum. Irish National Grid: V970857

• Elevation

  Alt. 25 m. (82 ft.)

• Coordinates

  52, -9.5

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

To Rosalind Lowen ex Lichen Herbarium Howard F. Fox,
COURSETOWN, ATHY, CO KILDARE, IRELAND. 19 XII 1997.’
Taxon: Nectria lecanodes Cesati
Locality: IRELAND, Co Kerry (H2), Killarney, Muckross, near
Muckross Arboretum, beside track to back entrance of Arboretum.
Lat.: 52° 00' N, Long.: 9°30’ W.
Substrate ecology: on thallus of Lobaria virens on N side of trunk of
a huge 30m tall ash tree, bark pH about 5.
Irish National Grid: V970857 Altitude: 25 m
Legit: Howard F. Fox, vi 1994. Det.: H.F. Fox.
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Notes: New to Ireland. For keys see Hawksworth 1983 Lichenologist 4^
15: 11, 38 fig. 74, and Clauzade, Roux & Diederich 1989 Nelikengintaj ^
Fungoj Likenlogaj: 57. Duplicate in herb. Fox. Subsequently found in
April - May 1996 BLS meeting at various sites in Muckross and the
Killarney woods, on Lobaria spp. on large trees. Visually similar to
Lepidoptera eggs._____I
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