Menegazzia inactiva

Menegazzia inactiva is a species of lichenized fungi found in New Zealand and Australia.[2][3] The type locality of this species is in Tasmania, south of Arthur River near Sumac Road.[4] The species was discovered on Tasmannia lanceolata in rainforest habitat.[4] The type specimen is held at the herbarium of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery.[4]

Menegazzia inactiva
Conservation status
Nationally Critical (NZ TCS)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Phylum:	Ascomycota
Class:	Lecanoromycetes
Order:	Lecanorales
Family:	Parmeliaceae
Genus:	Menegazzia
Species:	M. inactiva
Binomial name
Menegazzia inactiva P. James & Kantvilas (1987)[2]

Conservation status

In November 2018 the New Zealand Department of Conservation classified M. inactiva as "Nationally Critical" with the qualifiers "Data Poor" and "Threatened Overseas" under the New Zealand Threat Classification System.[1]

References

1. 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" (PDF). New Zealand Threat Classification Series. Department of Conservation (New Zealand). 27: 1–68.
2. "Menegazzia inactiva P.James & Kantvilas". www.nzor.org.nz. Manaaki Whenua Landcare Research. 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
3. James, P; Galloway, D. J. (1992). "Menegazzia inactiva P.James & Kantvilas". www.anbg.gov.au. Retrieved 23 January 2019.
4. Kantvilas, Gintaras (March 2012). "The genus Menegazzia (Lecanorales: Parmeliaceae) in Tasmania revisited". The Lichenologist. 44 (2): 189–246. doi:10.1017/S0024282911000685. ISSN 1096-1135 – via Researchgate.