Cladonia gallowayi is a species of fruticose lichen in the family Cladoniaceae.[2] Found in New Zealand, it was formally described as a new species in 2003 by the lichenologist Samuel Hammer. The species epithet honours David J. Galloway, who collected the type specimen from White Pine Swamp near Lake Rotoroa in Nelson, New Zealand in 1977.[1]

Cladonia gallowayi
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Ascomycota
Class: Lecanoromycetes
Order: Lecanorales
Family: Cladoniaceae
Genus: Cladonia
Species:
C. gallowayi
Binomial name
Cladonia gallowayi
S.Hammer (2003)
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Holotype: near Lake Rotoroa, New Zealand[1]

The primary thallus is squamulose (scaly) and can be either evanescent or persistent. The podetia are either corticate or naked, rarely branched, subulate, with perforated axils, and have a surface that is either blistered or abundantly squamulose. The apothecia (fruiting bodies) are dark-coloured. They contain squamatic acid.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Hammer, Samuel (2003). "Notes on Cladoniaceae in New Zealand". The Bryologist. 106 (3): 410–430. doi:10.1639/06.
  2. ^ "Cladonia gallowayi S. Hammer". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 13 July 2024.