Katalog - Lichenological literature

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Semwal R.B., Nautiyal S. & Semwal D.K. (2026): Chemistry and pharmacology of vulpinic acid: The journey of a lichen metabolite from traditional poison to modern drug lead, Phytochemistry Letters, 73: 104175 [11 p.]

Lichens have long been recognized for their therapeutic potential in traditional medicine; however, their secondary metabolites remain far less explored pharmacologically compared to plant-derived bioactive compounds. This review aims to highlight the chemistry and pharmacological applications of the lichen metabolite vulpinic acid (VA). Relevant literature was retrieved from scientific databases including Scopus, PubMed, and Google Scholar using the keyword “vulpinic acid,” and additional information … Read more...

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Moriyama T., Endo C., Isagi Y., Tanaka C., Ohkuma M. & Hashimoto A. (2026): Rediscovery of “Gloeocystis-Halbflechte” after 84 years revealed an independent lineage of ascomycetes harboured in gelatinous algal biofilms, Fungal Biology, 130(4): 101757 [10 p.]

Gloeocystis-Halbflechte refers to a variant of the interactive structure between fungi and terrestrial unicellular green algae in which fungi form haustoria in algal cells within gelatinous algal colonies and occasionally form monilioid hyphal outgrowth. It was first recognized in 1941; however, the identity of the fungal and algal components of this interaction has not been clarified. In this study, the interactive structure between fungi and algae resembling Gloeocystis-Halbflechte and the adjacent … Read more...

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Luo D., Cheng K., Wang Y., Xie T. & Yang R. (2026): The transport and distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) across the Hengduan Mountains, southwest China, Forests, 17(4): 502 [14 p.]

Despite recent advances in polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) research on the Tibetan Plateau (TP), studies investigating the transport potential and accumulation dynamics of these contaminants in the Hengduan Mountains, especially in forest soils which are important sinks for atmospheric PAHs, remain scarce. In the present study, soil and lichen samples (partially located under the forest canopy) were concurrently collected from 62 sampling sites across the Hengduan Mountains to characterize … Read more...

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Jiang S.-H., Liang W.-Q., Li S. & Jia Z.-F. (2026): A new species and one new record of Pallidogramme (Ascomycota, Graphidaceae) from Southern China, Phytotaxa, 752(1): 79–86

Comprehensive morphological, anatomical and chemical analyses support the recognition of an additional species in the genus Pallidogramme, which is described herein as new to science under the name P. norstictica. Additionally, Pallidogramme divaricoides is newly reported from China. This study also summarizes the key characteristics of the known species worldwide. Read more...

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Zuševica A., Vendina V., Lazdiņa D., Matisons R., Štāls T.A., Dūmiņš K. & Celma S. (2026): Natural regeneration of sand quarries supports oligotrophic boreal forest vegetation development within three decades: A case study, Sustainability, 18(8): 3989 [21 p.]

Sand extraction drastically alters ecosystem structure and initiates conditions for primary succession development. Forest stands aged 9, 16, 19, and 28 years were surveyed to assess understory vegetation and epiphytic lichen communities in post-mining sand and gravel quarries in eastern Latvia. Community structure and functional traits were analyzed. Younger stands (9–19 years) exhibited the highest understory species diversity, dominated by hemicryptophytes, open-habitat grasses, and low-to-moderate … Read more...

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Paukov A. G., Davydov E. A., Kuzmina I. A., Chusovitin A. A., Ren Q. & Sohrabi М. (2023): Diversity and preliminary phylogeny of ‘Circinaria transbaicalica’ group (lichenized Ascomycetes), Problems of Botany in South Siberia and Mongolia (Проблемы ботаники Южной Сибири и Монголии), 22(2): 248-250

Circinaria transbaicalica – is a saxicolous dwarf-fruticose lichen species, with a range spreading from the Trans-Baikal territory and China to the Ural Mountains. The study of ITS and mtSSU sequences showed that it is relative to the crustose Circinaria arida, previously known from the USA only, and to the radiate C. maculata described from China. Specimens determined as Circinaria transbaicalica were split into two separate branches likely representing cryptic species that have no distinct … Read more...

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Iqbal M. S., Din A. U., Khalid A. N. & Niazi A. R. (2024): A new species in the lichen genus Circinaria (Megasporaceae) from Pakistan based on morphology and DNA sequence data, Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 18(2), 333–340

Circinaria terrenoides sp. nov. was collected in Balochistan and Gilgit Baltistan. Comparative morpho-anatomical research, chemical analysis, and ITS-based DNA analyses all support its placement within the genus Circinaria. Circinaria terrenoides sp. nov. is distinguished from the closely related species C. affinis in having a crustose, areolate to rimose-areolate thallus (vs. subfruticose, verrucose-areolate), earthy brown to greenish gray upper surface (vs. earthy gray to gray-green), smaller conidia … Read more...

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Sipman H.J.M. & Raus T. (2026): Annotated lichen list for the island of Astipalea (central Aegean, Greece), including taxonomic and chorological novelties, Willdenowia, 56: 225–247

We report 152 species of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi from the central Aegean island of Astipalea, Greece, based on morphological, anatomical, chemical and macromolecular examination. Amandinea oleicola, Arthonia sanguinea and Endocarpon latzelianum are reported for the first time from Greece. Glaucomaria sulphurata and Lepra parotica are introduced as new combinations. Ramalina aegaea is described as a species new to science because its ITS sequences deviate from the morphologically similar … Read more...

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McIlroy de la Rosa J.P., Warke P.A. & Smith B.J. (2014): The effects of lichen cover upon the rate of solutional weathering of limestone, Geomorphology, 220: 81–92

The contribution of lichens to the biomodification of limestone surfaces is an area of conflict within bioweathering studies, with some researchers suggesting a protective effect induced by lichen coverage and others a deteriorative effect induced by the same organisms. Data are reported demonstrating the potential role of endolithic lichen, in particular of Bagliettoa baldensis, in the active protection of Carboniferous limestone surfaces from rainfall-induced solutional weathering. During a 12-month … Read more...

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Мелехин А.В. [Melekhin A.V.] (2026): Новые для Мурманской области виды на северной границе распространения [Lichens new for the Murmansk Region at the northern limit of distribution] , Труды Карельского научного центра РАН, Серия "Биогеография", Петрозаводск [Transactions of the Karelian Research Centre of Russian Academy of Science, ser. Biogeography, Petrozavodsk], 2026/3: 142–145

[in Russian with English abstract: ] Three lichen species previously unknown for the Murmansk Region are reported at the northern limit of their distribution and away from areas with their concentrated populations: Lecania naegelii, Porina lectissima, and Psora testacea. Porina lectissima was found in the northeast of the region, and the other two in the Khibiny Mountains. All the species are common in southerner regions of the world. Keywords: lichens; new records; calcicolous species; Murmansk … Read more...