Katalog - Lichenological literature

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Qu H., Pang K., Gan T., Loron C.C., Ouyang Q., Cui W., Li G., Yuan X. & Xiao S. (2026): Fungal–algal associations from the early Ediacaran herald increasing symbiotic complexity before modern lichens, Proceedings of the Royal Society B, 293(2075): 20260673 [12 p.]

Symbiosis is a fundamental biological relationship and metabolic strategy that drove eukaryotic evolution and shaped early ecosystems. Lichens, as symbiotic consortia of fungi (mycobionts) and photosynthesizers (photobionts), are a paradigmatic example. However, molecular analysis suggests that lichenized fungi did not appear before land plants, and the evolutionary trajectory of fungal–algal interactions before modern lichens remains hitherto enigmatic. Here, we conduct a detailed reinvestigation … Read more...

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Carvalho P., López de Silanes M.E., Paz-Bermúdez G., Marques J. & Figueira R. (2026): Checklist of lichens and lichenicolous fungi from mainland Portugal, Journal of Fungi, 12(8): 549 [25 p.]

Mainland Portugal has a lichenological tradition spanning more than three centuries, yet it still lacks a modern, critically revised checklist of its lichen biota. This gap is particularly relevant given the increasing role of species checklists as authoritative references for DNA metabarcoding applications and the expansion of large biodiversity datasets, including those derived from citizen science initiatives. Here we present the first comprehensive checklist of lichens and lichenicolous fungi … Read more...

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Nimis P.L., Dose S., Pittao E., Sargsyan N., Muggia L. & Gasparyan A. (2026): Life on UNESCO heritage: Modelling lichen colonization on an Armenian cross-stone (khachkar), Journal of Fungi, 12(8): 547 [14 p.]

This study investigates lichen colonisation on a medieval basalt Armenian cross-stone (khachkar) in the Noratus cemetery, the largest extant concentration of memorial khachkars in Armenia, integrating fine-scale vegetation sampling, microhabitat assessment, and multivariate analysis. A preliminary survey of c. 30 cross-stones confirmed that the selected one was representative of the site. Thirty-six evenly spaced relevés of 10 cm2 were recorded across the surface, with lichens identified macroscopically … Read more...

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Khodosovtsev O.Ye. (2026): Notes to lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi in Ukraine V, Chornomorski Botanical Journal, 22(2): 171–185

Materials and methods: field observations, microscope technique. Nomenclature: Index Fungorum www.indexfungorum.org. Results: This contribution presents new data on the lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi of Ukraine. It includes new records and confirmations for 61 species of lichen-forming and 9 species of lichenicolous fungi within Odesa and Volyn regions. The lichens were primarily found at the bases of old oak and pine trees, the circumferences of which is also provided for each locality. … Read more...

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Mathew G.N. & Jagadeesh Ram T.A.M. (2026): Two new species of Carbacanthographis (Graphidaceae, lichenised Ascomycota) from the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve, Southern Western Ghats, India, Annales Botanici Fennici, 63(1): 177–181

Carbacanthographis agasthyamalana George N. Mathew & Jagad. Ram and C. kalakadensis George N. Mathew & Jagad. Ram (Graphidaceae, lichenised Ascomycota) are described from India. Carbacanthographis agasthyamalana has an ecorticate thallus, a completely carbonised excipulum, a clear hymenium, transversely septate ascospores and protocetraric acid as the lichen substance. Carbacanthographis kalakadensis has a corticate thallus, a completely carbonised excipulum, an inspersed hymenium, muriform ascospores … Read more...

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Maurya A.K., Mishra G.K. & Upreti D.K. (2026): Dacampia himalayana A.K. Maurya, G.K. Mishra & Upreti sp. nov. (Dacampiaceae) from India with a worldwide key to the genus, Phytotaxa , 767(3): 225–235

A new species of lichenicolous fungi, Dacampia himalayana sp. nov., is described from the Kumaun Himalayan region in Bagheshwar district of Uttarakhand, India, found growing on Cladonia pyxidata. Morphologically, the new species is characterized by forming semi-immersed perithecioid ascomata, 6-spored asci, sub-muriform to muriform ascospores (18.2–) 20.6–24.3 (–25.9) × (7.8–) 8.6–9.7 (–9.9) µm, with 4–6 transverse septa, and a single longitudinal septum. Dacampia cladoniicola shows … Read more...

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Beazley M.J., Rickman D.R., Ingram D.K., Boutton T.W. & Russ J. (2002): Natural abundances of carbon isotopes (14C, 13C) in lichens and calcium oxalate pruina: Implications for archaeological and paleoenvironmental studies, Radiocarbon, 44(3): 675–683

Radiocarbon ages of calcium oxalate that occurs naturally on rock surfaces have been used recently in archaeological and paleoenvironmental studies. Oxalate rock coatings are found globally, with most appearing to be residues from epilithic lichens. To explore the source(s) of carbon used by these organisms for the production of oxalate we measured the natural abundances of 14C and 13C in 5 oxalate-producing lichen species, 3 growing on limestone in southwestern Texas and 2 on sandstone in Arkansas. … Read more...

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Liang F., Wang J., Hu L., Miao C., Si H., Chang R., Zhang L., Wang X., Wang L. & Zhao Z. (2026): Discovering the diversity of Acarosporaceae with pruina in China, MycoKeys, 137: 175–197

During our research on Acarosporaceae species, we found three new pruinose species, Sarcogyne bayingolinensis, S. parasitica, and S. yiliensis, and one new species to China, Acarospora iqbalii, based on a combination of morphological, chemical, and phylogenetic analysis. All three new species have IKI+ blue hymenial gel. Sarcogyne bayingolinensis is characterized by lobate thallus margin and no pruina surrounding the apothecial disc. Sarcogyne parasitica is characterized by areoles with deep fissures … Read more...

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Andrés N., Fernández-Fernández J.M., Palacios D., Schimmelpfennig I., Sancho L.G., Brynjólfsson S., Sæmundsson Þ., Farnsworth W.R., Tanarro L.M., Brito M., Santos-González J., González-Gutiérrez R.B. & ASTER Team (Aumaître G., Keddadouche K.) (2026): Late-Holocene evolution of a small Sub-Arctic glacier, Gljúfurárjökull (Tröllaskagi, northern Iceland), Boreas, 55: 356–383

Gljúfurárjökull, located on the Tröllaskagi Peninsula in northern Iceland, is a small glacier approximately 3.8 km in length. This study analyses the glacier's evolution through a combination of methods including: (i) geomorphological mapping, (ii) Cosmic-Ray Exposure (CRE) dating, (iii) lichenometry and (iv) palaeoglacier reconstruction (volume, extent and Equilibrium Line Altitude (ELA)) for each identified ice-marginal position. The mean CRE ages obtained are as follows: Glacial Phase 1: … Read more...

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Santos-González J., Palacios D., González-Gutiérrez R., Fernández-Fernández J.M., Schimmelpfennig I., Peña-Pérez S., Tanarro L.M., Andrés N., Melón-Nava A., Farnsworth W.R., Brynjólfsson S., Sæmundsson Þ., Aumaitre G. & Keddadouche K. (2026): Holocene glacial–paraglacial–periglacial transitions of a sub-arctic glacial cirque, Fremri-Grasárdalur, Northern Iceland, Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, 37(1): 78–106

The aim of this work is to study a variety of glacial, periglacial and paraglacial features found in a small cirque, Fremri-Grasárdalur, in Tröllaskagi (Northern Iceland). We implement a multidisciplinary approach combining high-resolution geomorphological mapping, horizontal/vertical boulder displacement (from 1994 to 2019) and surface exposure dating of the abovementioned features by means of 36Cl cosmic-ray exposure (CRE), Schmidt Hammer (SHD) and lichenometry. CRE and SHD dating indicate that … Read more...