Arthrorhaphis catolechioides (Obermayer) Frisch, Y.Ohmura, Holien & Bendiksby, comb. & stat. nov.

≡ Arthrorhaphis citrinella var. catolechioides Obermayer in McCarthy, Fl. Austral. 58A: 226. 2001 – Holotype: AUSTRALIA. Tasmania, Tarn Shelf, Mt Field, 18 Dec 1971, Bratt 71/1696 (HO n.v.).

MycoBank 842544

See Fig. 7A for an image of the species.

Notes. – For a description of this taxon, see Obermayer (2001). Our sequenced specimen agrees well with the protologue (Obermayer, 2001). The isolated position in the Arthrorhaphis citrinella s.l. clade (Fig. 4) warrants recognition at the species level. Arthrorhaphis catolechioides is currently only known from Australasia.

Specimens examined. – NEW ZEALAND. Canterbury, Arthurs Pass National Park, Temple Basin above the pass near the ski area, 6 Feb 1964, Wetmore 12454 (MIN 872107); Wellington, Tongariro National Park, Taranaki Falls, 7 Apr 1992, Moberg & Owe-Larsson NZ2:5 (UPS-L-106737) .