Katalog - Lichenological literature

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Weber L., Ahti T., Ivanovich-Hichins C., Kaasalainen U., Munyaneza E., Myllys L., Nyirakamenyero A., Nzarora A., Pino-Bodas R., Wabika Dumbo P. & Kantelinen A. (2026): Four new species to science and other contributions to the knowledge of lichens in Nyungwe National Park, Rwanda, Graphis Scripta, 38(5): 98–131

Results of a foray of the lichen flora in the montane rainforest in Nyungwe National Park, located in southwestern Rwanda, are presented. Morphological and molecular methods were used to identify species. Twenty-three lichen species for the Republic of Rwanda and one for Africa are reported for the first time. Furthermore, four species are described as new to science: Micarea rwandensis Kantelinen & L. M. Weber, Vainionora dressleri L. M. Weber & Ivanovich-Hichins, Vainionora impinga L. M. Weber … Read more...

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Yahr R., Chrismas N.A.M., Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Genome Acquisition Lab, Darwin Tree of Life Barcoding collective, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Management, Samples and Laboratory team, Wellcome Sanger Institute Scientific Operations: Sequencing Operations, Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Core Informatics team, Tree of Life Core Informatics collective, Darwin Tree of Life Consortium (2026): The genome sequence of Umbilicaria deusta (L. Baumg., 1790) (Umbilicariales: Umbilicariaceae) [version 1; peer review: awaiting peer review], Wellcome Open Research, 11: 573 [12 p.]

We present a genome assembly of Umbilicaria deusta (Peppered Rock Tripe; Ascomycota; Lecanoromycetes; Umbilicariales; Umbilicariaceae). The genome sequence has a total length of 40.76 megabases. Most of the assembly (95.36%) is scaffolded into 24 chromosomal pseudomolecules. The mitochondrial genome has been assembled, with a length of 100.51 kilobases. This assembly was generated as part of the Darwin Tree of Life project, which produces reference genomes for eukaryotic species found in Britain … Read more...

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Borg N.H., Wedin M., Timdal E., Prieto M. & Simon A. (2026): Taxonomy and phylogeny of the lichen genus Bunodophoron (Sphaerophoraceae, Lecanorales) in New Caledonia, with the description of two new species, MycoKeys, 140: 79-101

This study presents a taxonomic revision of Bunodophoron in New Caledonia. Extensive fieldwork was conducted in the region, particularly in the montane rainforests of Grande Terre. An integrative approach was employed, in which specimens underwent morphological assessment, chemical analysis via thin-layer chromatography, and DNA sequencing for four molecular markers: ITS, β-tubulin, MCM7, and RPB1. Phylogenetic analyses were performed within a global framework, incorporating morphologically similar … Read more...

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Benaud N., Machado de Lima N., Wong S.Y., Vázquez-Campos X., Majumdar P.R., Wilkins D., Montgomery K., Wiechers M., Summerell B.A. & Ferrari B.C. (2026): Integrating novel culturing and culture‐independent methods to unveil soil fungal dark matter, functional guilds and environmental drivers across Robinson Ridge, East Antarctica, Mycology, 17(2): 635–658

Global fungal diversity is estimated to range in the millions, yet it remains severely underexplored, especially in extreme environments. Fewer than 5% of species have been officially identified and characterised. Estimates suggest that 70%–90% of soil fungi remain uncultivable, often referred to as ‘fungal dark taxa’. This study shows a comprehensive assessment of the fungal diversity in Robinson Ridge, East Antarctica using both culturing and non-culture dependent methods. The soil community … Read more...

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Yang Q.-X., Shahidin H., Xiao L.-T., Qiu X.-Y., Zeng H., Phurbu D., Wang Y.-Y. & Wei X.-L. (2026): Catalogue of fungi in China 7. New taxa of lichen-forming fungi, Mycology, 17(2): 378–410

China has high fungal diversity and needs to be continuously explored. In this study, we focused on lichen-forming fungi and reported 18 new taxa, including one new order, viz. Polysporiales, one new family, viz. Polysporiaceae, three new genera, viz. Polysporium, Shigatsia, and Weia, and 13 new species, viz. Filsoniana fabricola, Polysporium ulmusamaroides, Psora erecta, P. nigromarginata, P. polyphylla, Shigatsia abaensis, S. daii, S. pratensis, S. qomolangmana, Umbilicaria chentangensis, U. … Read more...

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Martínez-Báez Téllez M.F., Ortega-Larrocea M.P., Guilbaud M.N. & van Wyk de Vries B. (2026): Basalt bioweathering from biological crusts in Xitle Volcano, Mexico, Geomicrobiology Journal, 43(6): 686–703

Volcanic rocks have diverse landforms, morphology and textures hosting a diversity of life. Colonization modifies rock structure and chemistry by bioweathering. We consider interactions between biological crusts and rock by bioweathering features on different Xitle volcano geoforms (300 AD, Mexico). We analyzed five representative, contrasting sites (scoria cone crater, lava tube, promontory, crevice wall and flat ropey lobe), assessing altitude, local climate, surrounding vegetation and rock properties. … Read more...

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Li H., Hyde K.D., Mapook A., Zhou Y., Lin J., Lin G., Xu G., Yang C., Dong W., Zhao H. & Doilom M. (2026): Bambusicolous fungi in Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, China: Establishing a new species, two new combinations, and a new synonym in Ebollia, Phytotaxa, 774(1): 1–19

Bambusicolous fungi were relatively well-documented in Hong Kong SAR during the early 2000s; however, subsequent studies have largely shifted to southwestern China and Thailand, leaving Guangdong Province, a key region within the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, largely unexplored in this regard. In the present study, a previously unknown species was isolated from decaying bamboo in Guangdong Province, China. Morphological characteristics and multi-locus phylogenetic analysis of combined … Read more...

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Wang H. & Xu J. (2026): Revisiting the therapeutic potential of lichen derived secondary metabolite atranorin: From pharmacological activities to mechanism of action, Natural Product Communications, 21(9): 1–26

[a review] Atranorin, a secondary metabolite predominantly found in the cortical layer of numerous lichen species, has garnered significant attention due to its diverse pharmacological properties, yet a systematic and up-to-date review remains lacking. In this review, we comprehensively summarize the biosynthetic pathway, pharmacokinetics, toxicological profile, and therapeutic potential of atranorin, with particular emphasis on its mechanism of action and therapeutic targets. Atranorin exhibits … Read more...

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Haldeman M. & McCune B. (2026): Umbonidiscus rhizocarpoides (Umbonidiscaceae, Lecanoromycetidae), a new species of saxicolous, crustose lichen in a new monotypic family from Northwestern North America, Bryologist, 129(3): 220–231

We describe the new species Umbonidiscus rhizocarpoides from Alaska, California and Washington, U.S.A., as well as British Columbia, Canada. The saxicolous lichen has a brown, crustose to subsquamulose thallus and apothecia that are lecideine with broad margins and usually one or more umbos on each disk. Spores are pigmented and 1-septate giving the overall impression of a member of the Rhizocarpon badioatrum group. The asci are prototunicate, disintegrating at maturity. Phylogenetic analysis on … Read more...

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Кузнецова Е.С., Степанчикова И.С., Тимофеева Е.А., Чернышова В.А., Гимельбрант Д.Е. & Стариков Д.А. [Kuznetsova E.S., Stepanchikova I.S., Timofeeva E.A., Chernyshova V.A., Himelbrant D.E. & Starikov D. A.] (2026): Материалы к лихенофлоре Нижнесвирского государственного заповедника (Ленинградская область): новые находки и охраняемые виды [Contributions to the lichen flora of the Nizhnesvirsky State Nature Reserve (Leningrad Region): new records and protected taxa], Вестник Тверского государственного университета. Серия: Биология и экология [Vestnik/Herald of Tver State University. Series: Biology and Ecology], 2026/2(82): 191–201

[in Russian with English abstract: ] Field studies in the territory of the Nizhnesvirsky State Reserve were conducted in the summer 2025. During the survey, 17 species of lichens, three species of non-lichenized saprobic fungi, and two lichenicolous fungi were identified, all of which proved to be new records for the Reserve. Among them, six species are new to the eastern part of the Leningrad Region. The localities of 10 protected species identified during the 1999-2002 study have been verified … Read more...