Four species of saxicolous lichenized fungi new to Latvia

Abstract

Four species of saxicolous and acidophilous lichens - Dermatocarpon miniatum, Trapelia coarctata, Trapelia placodioides, and Umbilicaria hirsuta found on different types of granite boulders were reported as new to Latvian lichen biota. Data on substratum geology, accompanying species, microhabitat and distribution in neighbouring to Latvia countries are provided.

New records of lichens and lichenicolous fungi from Latvia, with a list of lichenicolous fungi reported from Latvia

“…Our knowledge of the lichens and allied fungi in Latvia (northern Europe) has been considerably advanced in recent years. Currently ca 640 taxa of lichenized fungi are recorded for Latvia (Āboliņa et al 2015, Moisejevs 2015, Motiejūnaitė et al 2016, Moisejevs and Degtjarenko 2017, which is comparable to the 620 taxa known from the geographically similar territory of Lithuania (Motiejūnaitė 2017).…”