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Castanoclobos is represented by
Castanoclobos julaceus (= Leomitra julacea) in Tasmania. Previously thought to be a
rare endemic of New Zealand, this species has actually been
collected in Tasmania on several occasions but only recently has it been formally
recognized as occurring here. Interestingly, C. julaceus appears to be more common
in Tasmania than in New Zealand and has been collected
from various areas in the southeast and southwest near waterfalls or
sometimes as an epiphyte. It is distinguished from the much more common
Trichocolea mollissima by being more robust and lacking the
pinnate branching pattern of the latter species. The tips of the
hairs of this species are also distinctly papillose. C. julaceus
can also resemble
Chaetophyllopsis whiteleggei but the latter species has
evident lamina and single-celled hairs.
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