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Distribution of Lepraria eburnea (A), L. ecorticata (B), L. elobata (C), L. finkii (D) and L. incana (E) in Belarus.
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Based on an examination of 360 herbarium specimens of the genus Lepraria, this study deals with their morphology, secondary chemistry, habitat requirements and distribution in Belarus. Nine taxa have been accepted, of which L. ecorticata, L. finkii and L. rigidula are new to the country. L. incana appears to be the commonest species in the country...
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... Despite intensive investigations in the last decades (see Saag et al., 2009;Joshi et al., 2010;Lendemer, 2010Lendemer, , 2011Lendemer, , 2013aLendemer & Hodkinson, 2013;Tsurykau et al., 2016;Orange, 2020;Barcenas-Peña et al., 2021;Kukwa at al., 2023), the diversity, distribution, and ecological features of leprarioid lichens are still insufficiently known. One of the understudied territories in this respect is the Aleutian Arc. ...
Here, we present new records of leprarioid lichens from the Commander Islands, including one species of Lithocalla and six species of Lepraria. Notably, we describe as new to science Lepraria tiinae, which is quite common in coastal biotopes of the archipelago. The main distinguishing phenotypic features of this new species include large granules of the thallus, a well-developed hypothallus, dark rhizohyphae, and the production of thiophanic acid, arthothelin, and dichlorolichexanthone. Additionally, three species of lichenicolous fungi or fungi associated with leprarioid lichens were found in the studied specimens, all of which are new to the Kamchatka Territory.
... Lepraria eburnea was found in Romania on dead wood and spruce bark, usually it grows on stone, rarelly on bark (34). Specimens of L. eburnea may ...
... be morphologically similar to L. finkii, but differ chemically (30). Distribution: in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia (34). ...
... Lepraria ecorticata was found in Romania in Pinus mugo shrubs, on bark of P. mugo; Kukwa (34) indicates that it prefers rocks. Rare species, reported from Europe, Asia, South America (34). ...
Introduction. The genus Lepraria includes diffuse or indefinitely delimited species, always sterile, Lendemer (1) naming it „the most unusual member of the sterile lichen crusts”. According to Tonsberg (2), the leprarioid state appeared as an adaptation to a substrate characterized by dry surfaces, in sites with high humidity and low illumination. The thallus is leprose with an entirely sorediate surface. The lack of fruiting bodies has made the lichens from this group among the least known and studied for a long time. The increase in the number of studies on sterile crustose lichens in recent period has led to an increase in the number of accepted species of the genus Lepraria. The information on the genus Lepraria is not uniformly distributed, the current checklist describes only two species, L. caesioalba and L. finkii in Romania. The recent appearance of several studies that indicate the presence in Romania of other species of the genus mentioned, created the motivation of this study.
Material and methods. This study is based on material from the Babes-Bolyai University (CL) herbaria in Cluj-Napoca, Romania and literature data. For 13 species, specimens have been examined.
Results. The key for the species of genus Lepraria is proposed, adapted from Wirth (3). The species distribution maps in Romania are given.
Conclusions. Fifteen Romanian species are revised, Lepraria eburnea, L. ecorticata, L. umbricola were reported from two locations, L. neglecta was found only in one location. Most widely distributed species in Romania seems to be L. finkii and L. membranacea.
... Published records include France (Roux et al. 2020; very rare, record based on Aptroot et al. (2007), no data on chemistry), Germany (Boch & Sparrius 2006; chemistry not mentioned but the substratum of granite in the company of Lepraria incana sounds correct. John et al. 2016; zeorin, divaricatic acid, usnic acid, thus probably a mixture with Lepraria incana), Belgium (Diederich et al. 2009, a redetermination of the record of Lecanora leuckertiana Zedda in Sérusiaux et al. (2003); calcareous rock, zeorin), Czech Republic (Bayerová & Kukwa 2004; zeorin), Slovakia (Vondrák et al. 2015; chemistry not mentioned, but all on bark), Poland (Kukwa 2006; zeorin, some on bark), Russia (Tarasova et al. 2016;zeorin) and Belarus (Tsurykau et al. 2016; zeorin, all on bark). All records with zeorin, or on bark, can be assumed to be incorrect. ...
The identity of Lecanora ecorticata has been uncertain due to conflicting reports of the presence of zeorin and the loss of the holotype. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that the species probably belongs in Ramalinaceae , where it is the first leprose species reported. Zeorin was found to be absent in recently collected material of L. ecorticata , including specimens from the type locality, and the report of zeorin in the lost holotype is considered to be due to contamination. A new genus, Lithocalla , is erected to accommodate L. ecorticata and a second closely related species, that occurs in the Falkland Islands, is newly combined as Lithocalla malouina . A lectotype is selected for L. ecorticata . Lithocalla is characterized by a leprose thallus containing usnic acid with fatty acids and terpenoids, but no zeorin; ascomata and conidiomata are unknown.
... TLC: Alectorialic acid, protocetraric acid. Comments: Our material agrees with the most detailed descriptions of L. eburnea presented by Saag & al. (2009), Kukwa (2006, and Tsurykau & al. (2016). ...
... ing a distinct medulla and marginal lobes, while L. leuckertiana has irregular and greatly coalescing soredia, a thick medulla, and minute marginal lobes. Habitat: Lepraria ecorticata grows on shaded places on acidic rocks, on siliceous and calcareous rocks and walls, and (rarely) on the bark of Populus, Tilia, andFraxinus (Laundon 2003, Tsurykau &al. 2016). The specimen reported here was found on Parrotia persica in montane Hyrcanian forest. ...
... TLC: Atranorin (fatty acids are also reported but were not clearly visible on our plates). (2017), Saag & al. (2007), and Tsurykau & al. (2016). Lepraria jackii can be confused with L. caesioalba as both have atranorin and similar reactions with K and P, but L. caesioalba can be distinguished morphologically by its obscure sublobes while L. jackii completely lacks lobes. ...
Lepraria eburnea , L. ecorticata , L. jackii, and L. leuckertiana , found in deciduous forests in Golestan province, are recorded for the first time from Iran. Descriptions and illustrations of all four species and a key to all Lepraria species known from Iran are provided.
... Most of the sterile, saxicolous leprose lichens with usnic acid and zeorin produce thick, placodioid thalli and thus are morphologically distinct from the thin, initially dispersed aggregate However, L. knudsenii differs in its allopatric distribution (mountainous regions of western North America) and in multiple molecular characters as highlighted in the diagnosis for L. nicholsiae. Lepraria ecorticata (J.R. Laundon) Kukwa is another species with a leprose thallus that has been reported to produce usnic together with zeorin, and reported from many regions worldwide (Laundon 2003;Kukwa 2006;Diederich et al. 2009;Hauck et al. 2013;Vondrák et al. 2015;John et al. 2016;Tarasova et al. 2016;Tsurykau et al. 2016;Paukov et al. 2017). Nonetheless, recent studies have shown that the type of L. ecorticata does not produce zeorin and that it is an unusual species of the British Isles (Orange et al. 2017). ...
000 new field collections generated, the park checklist now includes 920 species, a 129% increase over estimates made two decades ago. Nearly a quarter of the lichens reported in the park are known from only a single occurence whereas only 7% of the lichens are known from 20 or more occurences. An assessment of commonness/rarity for all 920 species indicates that nearly half of the park's lichens should be considered to be infrequent, rare, or exceptionally rare. We assessed the distributions of all 920 species and found that 54 are endemic to the southeastern United States, 30 are endemic to the southern Appalachians, and eight occur nowhere else than within the confines of the national park. We discuss biogeographical affinities of the park's lichen biota as a whole, delimiting six regional "floristic" connections. Our 11 years of research have resulted in the discovery of several species presumed to be extinct or near-extinct. We make one new combination (Fuscopannaria frullaniae) and describe five species as new to science, each commemorating National Park Service staff instrumental to the completion of the study: Heterodermia langdoniana, Lecanora darlingiae, Lecanora sachsiana, Leprocaulon nicholsiae, and Pertusaria superiana.
... и т. д. В результате ревизии сборов c помощью метода TLC следующих родов лишайников: Cetrelia, Cladonia, Lepraria, Parmelinopsis и Xanthoparmelia видовой состав лишайников БП пополнился 10 новыми видами: Cetrelia monachorum, Cladonia grayi, C. merochlorophaea, C. monomorpha, Lepraria ecorticata, L. lobificans, L. vouauxii, Parmelinopsis afrorevoluta, Xanthoparmelia delisei и X. loxodes (Bely, Golubkov, Tsurykau, Sidorovich, 2015;Tsurykau et al., 2016Tsurykau et al., , 2018. ...
The article presents the annotated species composition of lichenbiota of the National Park «Belovezhskaya Pushcha», which consists of 365 species, including 346 species of lichens, 10 lichenicolous and 9 non-lichenized saprobic fungi. Of these, 11 species: Arthonia helvola, Biatora chrysantha, Gyalecta flotovii, Micarea botryoides, M. hedlundii, Normandina acroglypta, N. pulchella, Scoliciosporum sarothamni, Strangospora deplanata, S. pinicola and Stigmidium microspilum are new to Belarus.
... и Punctelia Krog, хранящихся как в коллекции ЦБС, так и в других гербариях республики, установлено истинное видовое разнообразие изученных родов на территории Беларуси, получены новые данные по географическому распространению видов данных родов в нашей стране, подготовлены и опубликованы дихотомические ключи для их определения. Выявлены новые для республики и ранее считавшиеся исчезнувшими виды лишайников [52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61]. В настоящее время на основании материалов, хранящихся в коллекции, ведутся работы по ревизии других родов лихенобиоты рес публики. ...
... Molecular studies by Ekman and Tønsberg (2002) confirmed that it belongs to the family Stereocaulaceae. The genus Lepraria has been examined for the British Isles (Laundon 1992;Orange 1995), Norway (Tønsberg 1992(Tønsberg , 2002, Finland (Lohtander 1994(Lohtander , 1995, Sweden (Lindblom 1995), Germany (Wirth & Heklau 1995), Estonia (Saag & Saag 1999), North America (Tønsberg 2004(Tønsberg , 2007, Australia (Elix 2006), Belarus (Golubkov & Kukwa 2006;Tsurykau et al. 2016), Italy (Zedda 2000, Baruffo et al. 2006, South America (Flakus & Kukwa 2007, Bungartz et al. 2013, Greenland ), South Korea (Joshi et al. 2010) and Latvia (Mežaka et al. 2012). ...
... The species has a rather wide habitat amplitude but prefers mediumacidic to basic substrates (Kukwa 2003(Kukwa , 2006; it grows on tree bark, concrete and rocks. The species has a boreal distribution (Tsurykau et al. 2016). It is common lichen in Estonian old-growth forests (Saag 2007). ...
... and Alnus glutinosa. Tsurykau et al. (2016) recorded L. incana mostly in coniferous forests (96% of the studied material) of varying insolation and humidity. In Estonia the old spruce-dominated forests may be especially suitable for L. incana on account of the shade, relatively high humidity, and low pH of spruce bark (Saag 2007). ...
The aim of the study was to evaluate the distribution of lichen species of the genus Lepraria in Knyszyn Forest (NE Poland) to different forest plant communities. Six species of Lepraria [L. eburnea J. R. Laundon, L. elobata Tønsberg, L. incana (L.) Ach., L. jackii Tønsberg, L. lobificans Nyl. and L. vouaxii (Hue) R. C. Harris] recorded from Knyszyn Forest. Lepraria eburnea is a new species for the studied area. The most common species were Lepraria incana and L. lobificans. Among the studied forest communities the richest in species (5 species of Lepraria) were oak-hornbeam forest (Tilio-Carpinetum), and the least species-rich (2 species) were maple-linden slope forest (Aceri-Tilietum), alder carr (Carici elongatae-Alnetum) and spruce forest (Sphagno girgensohnii-Piceetum). The richest lichen diversity in the Knyszyn Forest was found on deciduous trees such as Carpinus betulus L. and Quercus robur L. (4 species), Tilia cordata Mill. (3 spp.), and conifers such as Picea abies (L.) H. Karst. and Pinus sylvestris L. (3 spp.).
... Since the publication of the check-list of lichens and lichenicolous fungi of Gomel region (GR), the south-eastern Belarus ( Tsurykau & khramchan kova, 2011), a number of species have been added to the lichen biota of the area, including some new to science ( Bely, 2011;Bely & yaTsyna, 2013;GoluBkov, 2011aGoluBkov, , 2011b2013;Tsurykau, 2012Tsurykau, , 2013Tsurykau, , 2017kondraTyuk et al., 2013;Tsurykau & khramchankova, 2013;Tsurykau & czarnoTa, 2014;Tsurykau et al., 2012Tsurykau et al., , 2013Tsurykau et al., , 2014Tsurykau et al., , 2016byaTsyna, 2012ayaTsyna, , 2012bYatsYna & Motiejūnaitė, 2015;zhurBenko et al., 2015). Furthermore, the genera Cetrelia, Hypotrachyna, Lepraria, Parmotrema and Punctelia as well as cup-shaped species of the genus Cladonia were revised ( Bely et al., 2014;Tsurykau & GoluBkov, 2015;Tsurykau et al., 2015Tsurykau et al., , 2016a). With these additions, currently known lichen biota of Gomel region includes about 400 species. ...
Records of 21 species of lichen-forming and lichenicolous fungi new to Gomel region, the south-eastern Belarus are presented. Of these, six species (Bacidia fraxinea, Briancoppinsia cytospora, Calicium parvum, Chaenothecopsis savonica, Enchylium bachmanianum and Intralichen christiansenii) are new to Belarus, seven species (Carbonicola anthracophila, Chaenotheca hispidula, Cornutispora lichenicola, Lichenochora obscuroides, Lichenoconium xanthoriae, Pyrenochaeta xanthoriae and Tremella hypogymniae) have been previously known from one locality in the country. The occurrence of Ochrolechia microstictoides is confirmed with certainty for Belarus. Ochrolechia parella is excluded from the list of lichens of Gomel region as erroneously identified.
... Ges' 1960, Golubkov & Shukanov 1983, Golubkov 1988. The recent studies enriched the list of sorediate lichens by c. 20 species (Czyżewska & Kukwa 2005, Golubkov & Kukwa 2006, Tsurykau et al. 2012, 2016a, 2016b, but our knowledge on their diversity in Belarus is far from complete. ...
Data on 13 species of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi from Belarus are presented; two lichens (Biatora efflorescens and Catillaria croatica) and ten lichenicolous fungi (Abrothallus microspermus, A. suecicus, Arthonia phaeophysciae, Arthrorhaphis aeruginosa, Merismatium decolorans, Phacopsis oxyspora, Polycoccum peltigerae, Pronectria subimperspicua, Taeniolella delicata and Zwackhiomyces echinulatus) are new to the country. Diploschistes muscorum is reported on lichens for the first time from Belarus. An updated checklist of lichenicolous fungi known from Belarus is also provided.
