Cephaleuros lagerheimii

Cephaleuros lagerheimii is a species of alga, native to New Zealand,^[1] China, and South America.^[2] The type locality is Ecuador, where it was described associated with Rubiaceae.^[3] In New Zealand, it is known to use māhoe trees as a host, including Melicytus ramiflorus.^[4] The species was named for Gustaf Lagerheim.

Cephaleuros lagerheimii
Cephaleuros lagerheimii in Wellington
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Chlorophyta
Class:	Ulvophyceae
Order:	Trentepohliales
Family:	Trentepohliaceae
Genus:	Cephaleuros
Species:	C. lagerheimii
Binomial name
Cephaleuros lagerheimii Schmidle, 1897

The blotches are gray underneath and yellow brown, with yellow margins.