|
1 |
Lichen compounds absent |
2 |
| 1a |
Lichen compounds present |
3 |
|
2 |
Spores 15-20 µm long; disc black, white pruinose; NZ |
P. sporellula A.W. Archer & Elix |
| 2a |
Spores 34-41 µm long; disc pale grey, epruinose; NZ |
P. duppensis A.W. Archer & Malcolm |
|
3 |
Thiophaninic or picrolichenic acid present |
4 |
| 3a |
Depsidones or depsides present |
5 |
|
4 |
Thiophaninic acid present; spores 60-110 µm long; Eur, N.Am. |
P. hymenea (Ach.) Schaer.  |
| 4a |
Picrolichenic acid present; spores 19-27 µm long; Aus, NZ |
P. truncata Kremp.  |
|
5 |
Depsidones present |
6 |
| 5a |
Depsides present |
11 |
| 5b |
5-O-Methylhiascic acid ± stictic acid; spores 33-54 µm long; Alaska |
P. mccroryae Börk, Goward & Sprib |
|
6 |
Fumarprotcetraric acid present |
7 |
| 6a |
Norstictic or psoromic acid present |
9 |
|
7 |
Fumarprotocetraric acid only present |
8 |
| 7a |
Fumarprotocetraric and gyrophoric acid; spores 22-30 µm; N.Am |
P. suboculata Brodo & Dibbe |
| |
Fumarprotocetraric and protocetraric acid present; spores 18-20 µm long; Eur, N. Am; also sterile and sorediate |
P. borealis Erichs. |
|
8 |
Spores 10-14 µm long; Eur |
P. pupillaris (Nyl.) Th.Fr. |
| 8a |
Spores 12-22 µm long; N.Am |
P. subambigens Dibben |
|
9a |
Psoromic acid present; spores 27-40 µm long; China |
P. wulingensis Z.T. Zhao & Z.S. Sun |
| 9b |
Norstictic acid present |
10 |
|
10 |
Lichexanthone absent; spores 12-22 µm long; S.Afr |
P. ambigens Nyl. |
| |
Spores 20-32 µm long; S.Afr. |
P. elatior Stirt. |
| 10a |
Lichexanthone present; spores 16-22 µm long; S.Am |
P. phlyctaenula Nyl. |
|
11(5a) |
Lecanoric or gyrophoric acid present |
12 |
| 11a |
Thamnolic acid present |
14 |
|
12 |
Gyrophoric acid present; spores 20-40 µm long; N. Hemisphere, |
P. carneopallida (Nyl.) Anzi ex Nyl.  |
| 12a |
Lecanoric acid present |
13 |
|
13 |
Spores 58-75 µm long; PNG |
P. kaindiensis A.W. Archer, Elix & Streimann  |
| 13a |
Spores 14-22 µm long; with additional gyrophoric acid; N.Am |
P. glaucomela (Tuck.) Nyl. |
| 13b |
With additional lichexanthone; spores 1-seriate, 30-47 µm; S.Am |
P. pycnophora Nyl.  |
|
14(11a) |
Spores globular, 20-25 µm diam.; PNG |
P. gongylospora Elix & A.W. Archer  |
| 14a |
Spores ellipsoid |
15 |
|
15 |
Spores 22-32 µm long; Aus, NZ |
P. thamnolica A.W. Archer  |
| 15a |
Spores 30-50 µm long; Malaysia, PNG |
P. epitheciifera Sipman |