I like to think there are but I don’t have the science, yet - So I believe all are new discoveries : ).There are two lichenologists I know of who worked in Dunners- Dr Allison Knight (she wrote the field guide) and DJ Galloway (flora of NZ: Lichens) - I bet they’ve found a few new species.

Zoomed out a little bit more - I like how ‘egg-yokey’ it looks plus all the spindly jaggedly claw teeth things.

Every now and again I post a pic of my handsome and patient dog (this time after dip in harbour) here he is sitting by a dry sculpture, Kuri (Māori for dog) close to where I took lichen photos. Also, another photo, wider shot, of similar lichen from same location

Here more photos of same. Showing their intertidal capability

Yes, I’ve read that too. This lichen is, I think, a Stereocaulon sp. a rock foam, and likes to live in barren areas and on nutrient poor substrates - I think it looks like sea spray. Not sure if chemically it handles the salt in the same way as Xanthoria parietina but it seems to be doing well here.

Wow. Beautiful!

Same lichen but zoomed out. The tide will cover all these rocks when in. The next few post I do will be taken from this area.