Various species of mangrove trees thrive in the mangrove forests of Calabarzon,Philippines including species of Avicennia marina,Rhizophora mucronata,and Rhizophora apiculata,which house various lichen species but ver...Various species of mangrove trees thrive in the mangrove forests of Calabarzon,Philippines including species of Avicennia marina,Rhizophora mucronata,and Rhizophora apiculata,which house various lichen species but very little available information on the diversity of these epiphytes is known.A survey of 90 decaying mangrove woods from 3 mangrove sites in Calabarzon including Laiya Batangas,Tanza Cavite and Pagbilao Quezon recorded a total of 40 lichen species classified under 25 genera and 14 families.Rhizophora apiculata(bakawang lalaki)was found the most preferred lichen establishment host as it housed 23 lichen species followed by Rhizophora mucronata(bakawang babae)with 17 lichen species and Avicenia marina with 7 lichen species.Lichens that belong to family Arthoniaceae,Caliciaceae,Parmeliaceae,Collemataceae,and Graphidaceae were the highest recorded.Most of these manglicolous lichens were classified as crustose(60%)and foliose(40%)lichens.Out of these manglicolous lichens identified,29 species were found to be new records of lichens in the Philippines.展开更多
The present study enumerates the diversity of corticolous lichens from Kokrajhar district of Assam state.The study records 54 species of lichens belonging to 21 genera and 14 families.Majority of the species are crust...The present study enumerates the diversity of corticolous lichens from Kokrajhar district of Assam state.The study records 54 species of lichens belonging to 21 genera and 14 families.Majority of the species are crustose(44 species)and 10 are foliose.One of the species,Astrothelium alboverrucoides is a new record to India while five species viz.,Graphis sayeri,Hemithecium croceum,Malmidea piperis,Ocellularia allosporoides and Porina belanospora are new additions to the lichen biota of Assam.Among the species,nine are endemic to India.Graphidaceae is the dominant family and Dirinaria consimilis is frequently found in all the study sites.This indicates its scope for future applications in other studies related to lichens in the region.展开更多
A survey of crustose microlichens at Los Amigos Biological Station in Amazonian Peru revealed 116 species of Graphidaceae at this site.This is the second highest number of Graphidaceae ever reported for a single site ...A survey of crustose microlichens at Los Amigos Biological Station in Amazonian Peru revealed 116 species of Graphidaceae at this site.This is the second highest number of Graphidaceae ever reported for a single site world-wide,after the Surumoni crane station in Venezuela,with 131 species,and followed by Fakahatchee Strand Park Preserve in Florida,with 111 species.Based on the number of Graphidaceae found at Los Amigos,we predict the total lichen species richness at this site to be approximately 700 species.Of the 116 species encountered at Los Amigos,59 were graphidoid species(former Graphidaceae s.str.)and 67 thelotremoid species(former Thelotremataceae).The following 18 species are described as new:Ampliotrema sorediatum Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Chapsa hypoconstictica Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Chapsa scabiocarpa Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Chapsa subsorediata Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Diorygma nigricans Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Fissurina flavomedullosa Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Fissurina platythecioides Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Graphis apertoinspersa Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Graphis pitmanii Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Leucodecton inspersum Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia cicra Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia fenestrata Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia microsorediata Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia natashae Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia plicata Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia protoinspersa Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia pustulata Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,and Thelotrema amazonicum Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova.展开更多
基金the College of Science,University of Santo Tomas the Fungal Biodiversity Ecogenomics and Systematics(FBeS)Group for their unwavering support in the performance of this study.
文摘Various species of mangrove trees thrive in the mangrove forests of Calabarzon,Philippines including species of Avicennia marina,Rhizophora mucronata,and Rhizophora apiculata,which house various lichen species but very little available information on the diversity of these epiphytes is known.A survey of 90 decaying mangrove woods from 3 mangrove sites in Calabarzon including Laiya Batangas,Tanza Cavite and Pagbilao Quezon recorded a total of 40 lichen species classified under 25 genera and 14 families.Rhizophora apiculata(bakawang lalaki)was found the most preferred lichen establishment host as it housed 23 lichen species followed by Rhizophora mucronata(bakawang babae)with 17 lichen species and Avicenia marina with 7 lichen species.Lichens that belong to family Arthoniaceae,Caliciaceae,Parmeliaceae,Collemataceae,and Graphidaceae were the highest recorded.Most of these manglicolous lichens were classified as crustose(60%)and foliose(40%)lichens.Out of these manglicolous lichens identified,29 species were found to be new records of lichens in the Philippines.
文摘The present study enumerates the diversity of corticolous lichens from Kokrajhar district of Assam state.The study records 54 species of lichens belonging to 21 genera and 14 families.Majority of the species are crustose(44 species)and 10 are foliose.One of the species,Astrothelium alboverrucoides is a new record to India while five species viz.,Graphis sayeri,Hemithecium croceum,Malmidea piperis,Ocellularia allosporoides and Porina belanospora are new additions to the lichen biota of Assam.Among the species,nine are endemic to India.Graphidaceae is the dominant family and Dirinaria consimilis is frequently found in all the study sites.This indicates its scope for future applications in other studies related to lichens in the region.
基金by the United States National Science Foundation(NSF)to The Field Museum:“Phylogeny and Taxonomy of Ostropalean Fungi”(DEB 0516116,PI Lumbsch,Co-PI Lücking)“Neotropical Epiphytic Microlichens”(DEB 0715660,PI Lücking)+3 种基金“ATM-Assembling a taxonomic monograph:The lichen family Graphidaceae”(DEB 1025861PI Lumbsch,Co-PI Lücking)Fieldwork was possible thanks to the doctoral thesis grant:“Estructura de la comunidad de liquenes crustosos,con enfasis en la familia Thelotremataceae,basada en especificidad de forofitos,microclima y nivel de disturbio forestal en la Concesión de Conservación Los Amigos(sureste peruano)”(MOORE Y710330PI Rivas Plata),awarded by the Asociación para la Conservación de la Cuenca Amazónica(ACCA).The first author is also grateful to a stipend from the Lester Armour Fund through the Field Museum which enabled part of the laboratory and data analysis work.
文摘A survey of crustose microlichens at Los Amigos Biological Station in Amazonian Peru revealed 116 species of Graphidaceae at this site.This is the second highest number of Graphidaceae ever reported for a single site world-wide,after the Surumoni crane station in Venezuela,with 131 species,and followed by Fakahatchee Strand Park Preserve in Florida,with 111 species.Based on the number of Graphidaceae found at Los Amigos,we predict the total lichen species richness at this site to be approximately 700 species.Of the 116 species encountered at Los Amigos,59 were graphidoid species(former Graphidaceae s.str.)and 67 thelotremoid species(former Thelotremataceae).The following 18 species are described as new:Ampliotrema sorediatum Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Chapsa hypoconstictica Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Chapsa scabiocarpa Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Chapsa subsorediata Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Diorygma nigricans Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Fissurina flavomedullosa Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Fissurina platythecioides Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Graphis apertoinspersa Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Graphis pitmanii Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Leucodecton inspersum Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia cicra Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia fenestrata Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia microsorediata Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia natashae Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia plicata Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia protoinspersa Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,Ocellularia pustulata Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova,and Thelotrema amazonicum Rivas Plata&Lücking,spec.nova.
