Supplemented checklist of lichens and allied fungi of Lithuania

Abstract

A new checklist of 755 species of lichen-forming, lichenicolous and allied fungi occurring in Lithuania is presented. Of these, 620 species are lichenized, 115 lichenicolous and 20 are saprobic fungi that are usually treated in lichenological literature. Frequency of every species and infraspecific taxon in the country is indicated, except for the 12 species known from literature records only. List of synonyms is also presented.

Lichens and allied fungi new for Latvia

“…Note. Known in Belarus (Golubkov & Titov, 1990), Estonia (Lõhmus, 1998), Lithuania (Motiejūnaitė, 1999) and Russia (Istomina & Likhacheva, 2014). In Lithuania C. trabinellum is treated as an indicator species of undisturbed boggy pine forests (Motiejūnaitė et al, 2004 Note.…”

“…In Lithuania C. trabinellum is treated as an indicator species of undisturbed boggy pine forests (Motiejūnaitė et al, 2004 Note. The species is known in Belarus (Yatsyna, 2012), Estonia (Randlane et al, 1999) and Lithuania (Motiejūnaitė, 1999). In all neighboring countries, the species is mainly found in old-growth, previously burned forest sites.…”

“…Known in Estonia (Randlane et al, 1999) and Lithuania (Motiejūnaitė, 1999). +ChaenotheCopsis savoniCa (Räsänen) TibellVentspils Co., Užavas District, Užava town, Nature Preserve Užava, about 600 m SE off Užava lighthouse, 57°12'17.798''N, 21°25'37.462''E; in old-growth birch-spruce-pine forest site (evaluated as 9010* Western taiga), on Picea abies snag; 10 September 2015; DAU527005001.…”

“…C. savonica is known in Estonia (Lõhmus, 1998) and Lithuania (Motiejūnaitė, 1999 Note. It is a common lichenicolous fungus, known in Belarus (Tsurykau & Khramchankova, 2011), Estonia (Randlane et al, 2015) and Lithuania (Motiejūnaitė, 1999).…”

“…Illosporium carneum is one of the commonest peltigericolous fungi, it is known in Estonia (Suija, 2005) and Lithuania (Motiejūnaitė, 1999). +miCroCaliCium arenarium (Hampe ex A.Massal.)…”