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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
Tasmanias Athrotaxis-dominated woodlands represent a distinctive habitat for lichens and support numerous remarkable species, many of which are endemic to Tasmania and confined to this host tree. In this paper, four further species known only
from Tasmania are described as new to science: Amandinea athrotaxiphila Elix & Kantvilas, Catinaria macrospora Kantvilas, Pertusaria comminuta Kantvilas and Pertusaria tasmanica Kantvilas. A fifth species, Xerotrema megalosporum Sherwood &
Coppins, hitherto known only from the cool temperate Northern Hemisphere, is recorded for Tasmania (and the Southern Hemisphere) for the first time. The presence of Caloplaca ferruginea (Huds.) Th.Fr. in Tasmania, previously based on a
doubtful, historical record, is confirmed. All species are described in full and illustrated, and salient features of their ecology, distribution and related species are discussed.
Amandinea, Caloplaca, Catinaria, conifers, new lichen species, Pertusaria, Tasmania, Xerotrema.
Published Papers
The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
