Katalog - Lichenological literature

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Wilken P.M., Aylward J., Chand R., Grewe F., Lane F.A., Sinha S., Ametrano C., Distefano I., Divakar P.K., Duong T.A., Huhndorf S., Kharwar R.N., Lumbsch H.T., Navathe S., Pérez C.A., Ramírez-Berrutti N., Sharma R., Sun Y., Wingfield B.D. & Wingfield M.J. (2020): IMA Genome - F13: Draft genome sequences of Ambrosiella cleistominuta, Cercospora brassicicola, C. citrullina, Physcia stellaris, and Teratosphaeria pseudoeucalypti, IMA Fungus, 11: 19

Draft genomes of the fungal species Ambrosiella cleistominuta, Cercospora brassicicola, C. citrullina, Physcia stellaris, and Teratosphaeria pseudoeucalypti are presented. Physcia stellaris is an important lichen forming fungus and Ambrosiella cleistominuta is an ambrosia beetle symbiont. Cercospora brassicicola and C. citrullina are agriculturally relevant plant pathogens that cause leaf-spots in brassicaceous vegetables and cucurbits respectively. Teratosphaeria pseudoeucalypti causes severe leaf … Read more...

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Park J.S., Oh S.-., Woo J.-., Liu D., Park S.-. & Hur J.-. (2019): First report of the lichen Ochrolechia akagiensis (Ochrolechiaceae, Ascomycota) in Korea, Korean Journal of Mycology, 47(2): 95-104

The genus Ochrolechia is a widespread, lichen genus in Korea. Despite being common, little is known about the species diversity and geographical distribution of Ochrolechia. In this study, we detailed the identification procedure of the genus Ochrolechia in a Korean collection and provided the description of each species. Using 104 specimens collected from 2003 to 2017, we identified four species of the genus Ochrolechia via morphological and/or molecular phylogenetic analysis: O. parellula, O. trochophora, … Read more...

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Marcano V. & Castillo L. (2020): Diversity of lichens in the paramos of El Batallón and La Negra, General Juan Pablo Peñaloza National Park, Anales del Jardín Botánico de Madrid, 77(1): e096

Increasing temperatures and changing land-use in the Venezuelan Andes result in an accelerated decline of sensitive lichen populations. Monitoring of these populations by biological plot inventories in particularly vulnerable sites is urgently needed. In order to know the diversity and distribution of lichen species occurring in the paramos El Batallón and La Negra, General Juan Pablo Peñaloza National Park, in the Venezuelan Andes, we carried out various collections along an altitudinal gradient … Read more...

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Mitchell M.E. (2019): Crystal gazing: How the early-19th-century discovery of lichen secondary metabolites influenced physiological and taxonomic inquiry, Huntia, 17(2): 67-78

the fungal components of most lichens synthesize carbon-based compounds that occur as crystals on the hyphal walls. in the 1840s some of those compounds were found to produce distinctive colors when treated with certain alkalis. the debate occasioned 20 years later when those reactions were recruited as taxonomic criteria is documented here. the enduring question of why lichens produce their characteristic compounds is also addressed. chemistry, history Read more...

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Gupta A., Agarwal P., Khatana K. & Khan S.A. (2020): Biomedical Aspects of Lichen-Derived Products: Roadmap to alternative sources for synthetic drugs, , 119-140

Lichen, a distinct organism in plant kingdom, arises as a result of a symbiotic relationship between cyanobacteria and fungus. The medicinal use of lichen has been known in traditional systems including herbal, Chinese, and homeopathic medicines. The wide range of pharmacological activities and imaginable applications in medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry in lichen are attributed to the presence of secondary metabolites like atranorin and usnic acid. They have been used for treating varied kidney … Read more...

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Yahr R., Cannon P., Coppins B., Košuthová A., McCune B., Aptroot A. & Simkin J. (2025): Lecanorales: Stereocaulaceae, including Hertelidea, Lepraria, Squamarina and Stereocaulon , Revisions of British and Irish Lichens, 49: 1–24

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Ivanovich C., Weber L., Palice Z., Hollinger J., Otte V., Sohrabi M., Sheehy S. & Printzen C. (2025): A taxonomic revision of the lichen genus Lecanoropsis (Lecanoraceae), Phytotaxa, 695(1): 1–56

Lecanora s. lat. is a genus of crustose lichens comprising c. 1000 recognized species and subdivided into several morphology-based groups. One of the groups that has rarely been studied by molecular methods is the L. saligna-group. This group includes corticolous and lignicolous species of Lecanora, usually containing isousnic or usnic acid (or both) as major secondary metabolites. We present here a systematic revision of 23 species belonging to the L. saligna-group with descriptions and an identification … Read more...

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de Jonge I.K., Convey P., Klarenberg I.J., Cornelissen J.H.C. & Bokhorst S. (2025): Flexible or fortified? How lichens balance defence strategies across climatic harshness gradients, New Phytologist, 246: 406–415

Lichens play important roles in habitat formation and community succession in polar and alpine ecosystems. Despite their significance, the ecological effects of lichen traits remain poorly researched. We propose a trait trade-off for managing light exposure based on climatic harshness. In the harshest cold environments, where abiotic stress predominates over biotic pressures, lichens should rely on photostable, recalcitrant and immobile substances such as allomelanin and hydrophobic compounds. These … Read more...

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Singh G., Dal Grande F., Martin F.M. & Medema M.H. (2025): Breaking into nature's secret medicine cabinet: lichens – a biochemical goldmine ready for discovery, New Phytologist, 246: 437–449

Secondary metabolites are a crucial source of bioactive compounds playing a key role in the development of new pharmaceuticals. Recently, biosynthetic research has beneﬁted signiﬁcantly from progress on various fronts, including reduced sequencing costs, improved genome/metabolome mining strategies, and expanding tools/databases to compare and characterize chemical diversity. Steady advances in these ﬁelds are crucial for research on non-modal organisms such as lichen-forming fungi (LFF). … Read more...