Katalog - Lichenological literature

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Aptroot A. (2023): Coniocarps. Rain Shadow Specialists [Coniocarpen. Regenschaduw Specialisten] By Klaas van Dort and Bart Horvers. 2021. Published by KNNV-Afdeling Tilburg, Tilburg. Pp 192, numerous photographs. 175 × 235 × 17 mm, 605 g. ISBN 978-90-826157-4-6. Hardback. [In English and Dutch] Available from https://tilburg.knnv.nl/boek-coniocarpen/ (price: €25 + postage), The Lichenologist, 55(2): 101-101

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Wyczanska M., Wacker K., Dyer P.S. & Werth S. (2023): Local-scale panmixia in the lichenized fungus Xanthoria parietina contrasts with substantial genetic structure in its Trebouxia photobionts, The Lichenologist, 55(2): 69-79

Microsatellite markers can provide valuable information about gene flow and population history. We developed and tested new microsatellites for the nitrophilic lichenized fungus Xanthoria parietina and studied its genetic diversity and structure within the urban area of Munich, Bavaria. We compared its local genetic pattern with that of its photobiont partner Trebouxia decolorans, for which existing microsatellites were applied. For comparison, a reference site with clean air was included in the … Read more...

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Ahmad N., Ritz M., Calchera A., Otte J., Schmitt I., Brueck T. & Mehlmer N. (2023): Biosynthetic potential of Hypogymnia holobionts: insights into secondary metabolite pathways, Journal of Fungi, 9(5): 546 [16 p.]

Lichens are symbiotic associations consisting of a photobiont (algae or cyanobacteria) and a mycobiont (fungus). They are known to produce a variety of unique secondary metabolites. To access this biosynthetic potential for biotechnological applications, deeper insights into the biosynthetic pathways and corresponding gene clusters are necessary. Here we provide a comprehensive view of the biosynthetic gene clusters of all organisms comprising a lichen thallus: fungi, green algae, and bacteria. We … Read more...

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Yu X., Sui Y., Xi Y., Zhang Y., Luo G., Long Y. & Yang W. (2023): Semisynthesis, biological evaluation and molecular docking studies of barbatic acid derivatives as novel diuretic candidates, Molecules, 28(10): 4010 [20 p.]

Barbatic acid, a compound isolated from lichen, has demonstrated a variety of biological activities. In this study, a series of esters based on barbatic acid (6a–q′) were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their diuretic and litholytic activity at a concentration of 100 μmol/L in vitro. All target compounds were characterized using 1H NMR, 13C NMR, and HRMS, and the spatial structure of compound 6w was confirmed using X-ray crystallography. The biological results showed that some derivatives, … Read more...

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Vasileva T.I. & Legostaeva Y.B. (2023): Calcium oxalates in soils within disturbed landscapes and rock on the territory of Yakutia (Russia), formation conditions in a sharply continental cryoarid climate, Minerals, 13(5): 659 [16 p.]

The formation of oxalates in soils and rocks under conditions of cryoarid climate, permafrost and taiga vegetation was studied. Whewellite and weddellite were found in four areas associated with the mining industry: on the kimberlite deposit of the Daldyn territory, in the lower reaches of the Markha River of the Central Yakut Plain, and on the coastal outcrop of the Allah-Yun Sellah-Khotun ore cluster. Whewellite was found in the upper organic horizon of Skeletic Cryosol (Thixotropic) (sample 151) … Read more...

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La Torre R.D., Ramos D., Mejía M.D., Neyra E., Loarte E. & Orjeda G. (2023): Survey of lichenized fungi DNA barcodes on King George Island (Antarctica): an aid to species discovery, Journal of Fungi, 9(5): 552 [19 p.]

DNA barcoding is a powerful method for the identification of lichenized fungi groups for which the diversity is already well-represented in nucleotide databases, and an accurate, robust taxonomy has been established. However, the effectiveness of DNA barcoding for identification is expected to be limited for understudied taxa or regions. One such region is Antarctica, where, despite the importance of lichens and lichenized fungi identification, their genetic diversity is far from characterized. The … Read more...

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Martellos S., Conti M. & Nimis P.L. (2023): Aggregation of Italian lichen data in ITALIC 7.0, Journal of Fungi, 9(5): 556 [12 p.]

The creation of a coordinated publishing and aggregation system of biodiversity data is a challenging task, which calls for the adoption of open data standards. ITALIC, the information system on Italian lichens, originated from the conversion of the first Italian checklist into a database. While the first version was “frozen”, the present version is continuously updated and provides access to several other data sources and services, such as ecological indicator values, ecological notes and information, … Read more...

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Coca L.F., Gómez Gómez S., Guzmán Guillermo J., Trujillo Trujillo E., Clavijo L., Zuluaga A., Dal Forno M. & Lumbsch H.T. (2023): Sulzbacheromyces leucodontium (Basidiomycota, Lepidostromataceae), a new species of basidiolichen widely distributed in the Neotropics, Phytotaxa, 597(2): 153–164

As a result of botanical and lichenological expeditions in the Colombian Andean-Amazonian Piedmont, in the Brazilian Amazon, and in Veracruz, Mexico, a new species of Sulzbacheromyces was discovered and is here described based on morphological, anatomical, and molecular characters. S. leucodontium differs from other neotropical species in the genus by having white basidiomata and colonial algae in the thallus and represents the species with the widest distribution of the genus in the Americas, … Read more...