New Records of Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi from the NW Caucasus (Russia)

• DOI: 10.13158/heia.28.1.2015.185
• Publication Date: 2015-08-24T08:47:01Z
• Authors: Gennadii Urbanavi...; Irina Urbanavichene
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; 03 medical and health sciences; 15. Life on land

Abstract: Urbanavichus, G. & Urbanavichene, I. 2015. New records of lichens and lichenicolous fungi from the NW Caucasus (Russia). — Herzogia 28: 185–192. Twenty-two noteworthy records of lichens and lichenicolous fungi from the northwestern Caucasus are listed, of which 11 are reported for the first time for Russia: Abrothallus acetabuli, Arthonia diploiciae, Dendrographa decolorans, Leptosphaeria ramalinae, Lecania sambucina, Polycoccum rinodinae, Rinodina fimbriata, Stigmidium clauzadei, Verrucaria corticola, V. phloeophila and V. schindleri. Brief taxonomic descriptions, comments, and notes on localities, habitat, substrata and distribution of the species are given.