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Pseudevernia furfuracea fragments: offering from an ancient Egyptian grave, in decorative early 20th century box. – Collection of Georg Schweinfurth at the Botanical Museum Berlin-Dahlem.
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Seaward, M. R. D. & Sipman, H. J. M.: An updated checklist of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi for Egypt. – Willdenowia 36 (Special Issue): 537-555. – ISSN 0511-9618; © 2006 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem. doi:10.3372/wi.36.36151 (available via http://dx.doi.org/) A revised lichen checklist for Egypt, the first to be published since 1901, is presented. It is...
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... Fungi in Egypt approximate 2,477 taxa (Abdel-Azeem 2018), which represent 2.50% of the world fungal taxa of 98,998. Fortunately, a study by Seaward and Sipman (2006) is available about the lichens of Egypt, which approximate 250 species with a remarkably poor representation of many common groups such as Parmeliaceae; this represents 1.47% of the world lichen tax taxa of 17,000. It must be a priority to concentrate our studies on the lichen biodiversity in order to prepare acceptable verified checklist for this biotic group. ...
Background: Available publications (e.g., theses, scientific reports, books and papers) about the elements of the Egyptian biodiversity during 2000–2018 were collected in a progress scientific report. The publications reported in this bibliography were collected from various sources including: site of the Egyptian Universities Libraries Consortium Portal, accounts of the biodiversity specialists on Research gate, direct contact with the national experts of the Egyptian biodiversity, libraries of some universities and research centers and others. The elements of the Egyptian biodiversity are classified into different categories.
Results: Up till now, a total of 20,521 species were recorded in Egypt, of which insects have the highest contribution (48.7%), followed by fungi (12.1%) and vascular plants (11.5%). In a descending order, each of amphibians, viruses, reptiles, mammals, cyanobacteria, bryophytes, and bacteria have a minor contribution (< 1%). Based on the available data, Egyptian biodiversity contributes 1.3% of the world biota, although its area contributes only 0.7% of the world area. At a global scale, the most represented groups are algae (12.22% of the world figure), followed by cyanobacteria (6.08%) and birds (4.70%). On the other hand, the less represented are amphibians (0.14% of the world figure), flora (0.84%) and insects (1.00%).
Conclusions: Some suggestions are recommended for preparing a phytoplankton
checklist based on the rich available publications; further studies should be carried out on the lichen biodiversity in order to prepare acceptable verified checklist for this important group. In addition, paleo-biologists should work together to publish a book dealing with the Egyptian paleo-biology, such studies will lead to high ranking the Egyptian biodiversity
... Lichen specimens were identified according to several sources (Pampanini 1914(Pampanini , 1930Llimona 1982;Seaward & Sipman 2006;Thor & Nascimbene 2010;Roux et al. 2021;Nimis 2021). The lichen classification was confirmed through communication with Professor Göran Thor (Department of Ecology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden). ...
El-Jabal El-Akhdar region is the most vegetated area in Libya dominated by a Mediterranean evergreen maquis ; the juniper trees (Juniperus phoenicea L.) consist of about 70-80% of the vegetation cover. These trees suffer a wide die-off phenomenon for a few decades, which put extra pressure on the ecosystems, in addition to climate change and unsustainable management. Notably, this phenomenon in El-Jabal El-Akhdar region is associated with a dense growth of lichens. This study aimed to identify the lichens on the juniper trees and record some ecological notes. According to our results, a total of 15 taxa belonging to six families and eight genera were recognized on the
J. phoenicea trees. The main lichen life-forms were crustose, fruticose, and foliose. However, the densest growth was recorded for Ramalina maciformis (Delile) Bory and Tornabea scutellifera
(With.) J. R. Laundon., which appear in most of the infected areas. However, Lecanora
gr. subfusca (L.) Ach. has dense growth in only a few areas south El-Jabal El-Akhdar region. This needs further investigation to understand why they grow in such a way on the juniper in the study area. The present study provides baseline information for further progressions in understanding Libyan lichens’ species richness and community composition at local and regional scales.
... Les lichens ont été utilisés pour la momification il y a plus de trois millénaires. D'ailleurs des échantillons de l'espèce fruticuleuse, Pseudevernia furfuracea ont été prélevés sur des momies et se trouvent dans des collections du monde entier ; présentée comme offrande, cette grande découverte a été trouvée par E. Brugsch en 1881, dans la tombe cachée de la XXIe dynastie à Dez el bahari, à Thebe en Egypte (Seaward et Sipman, 2006). Toutefois Seaward et Sipman (2006) pensent que P. furfuracea pourrait bien avoir été importé, probablement de Grèce car l'habitat optimal de cette espèce dans la région méditerranéenne, serait la forêt de montagne. ...
... D'ailleurs des échantillons de l'espèce fruticuleuse, Pseudevernia furfuracea ont été prélevés sur des momies et se trouvent dans des collections du monde entier ; présentée comme offrande, cette grande découverte a été trouvée par E. Brugsch en 1881, dans la tombe cachée de la XXIe dynastie à Dez el bahari, à Thebe en Egypte (Seaward et Sipman, 2006). Toutefois Seaward et Sipman (2006) pensent que P. furfuracea pourrait bien avoir été importé, probablement de Grèce car l'habitat optimal de cette espèce dans la région méditerranéenne, serait la forêt de montagne. ...
Le but de l'étude est d'inventorier les lichens (corticoles, saxicoles et terricoles) du secteur de Tikjda, dans le Parc National du Djurdjura (PND) qui comprend des cédraies pures, et une réserve de Pinus nigra ssp. Mauretanica (espèce endémique de pin noir). Les résultats montrent qu'il existe 70 taxons répartis en 10 ordres, 21 familles et 39 genres. Les familles les plus riches sont celles des Collemataceae et des Physciaceae avec 9 taxons et 5 genres chacune, notamment deux espèces rares : Bryoria fuscescens (Gyeln.) Brodo & D.Hawksw, rencontrée dans une seule station et sur un seul phorophyte : Cedrus atlantica et Leptogium cyanescens (Nyl, ex Crombie) Degel, nouvelle espèce non encore signalée en Algérie. Summary The purpose of the study is to take an inventory of the lichens (corticolous, saxicolous and terricolous) of the Tikjda sector, in the Djurdjura National Park (DNP), which includes pure cedar groves, and a reserve of Pinus nigra ssp. mauretanica (endemic species of black pine). We collected lichens. The results show that there are 70 taxa divided into 10 orders, 21 families and 39 genera. The richest families are those of Collemataceae and Physciaceae with 9 taxa and 5 genera each, with in particular, two rare species: Bryoria fuscescens (Gyeln.) Brodo & D. Hawksw, found in a single station and on a single phorophyte: Cedrus atlantica and Leptogium cyanescens (Nyl, ex Crombie) Degel, a new species not yet reported in Algeria.
... De distribución probablemente holártica, se encuentra ampliamente distribuida en Europa, resultando frecuente en la Región Mediterránea (Gaya, 2009;Nimis, 2016) hasta el norte de África (Seaward & Sipman, 2006). También está presente en Norteamérica (Esslinger, 2016), en Siberia (Davydov, 2014) y en el Himalaya (Poelt & Hinteregger, 1993). ...
Se aportan datos taxonómicos, ecológicos y corológicos sobre 20 nuevos táxones para la flora liquénica de la Comunitat Valenciana. Muchas aportaciones también resultan significativas por su rareza a escala peninsular (Calicium notarisii, Caloplaca nana, Candelariella commutata, Dirina fallax, Lecania sambucina, Lecanora rupicola subsp. subplanata, Myriolecis reuteri, Rhizocarpon umbilicatum, Staurothele hymenogonia, Xanthoria aureola) o en los territorios mediterráneos ibéricos (Bryoria capillaris, Hydropunctaria maura, Ochrolechia alboflavescens, Verrucaria halizoa), destacando especialmente Candelariella commutata y Catinaria neuschildii que se citan por primera vez en la Península Ibérica.
... The last comprehensive list of lichenized, lichenicolous and allied fungi reported from Iran was published in 2008 (Seaward et al. 2008) and the 2010-2019 online version is available (Sohrabi et al. 2010a). Despite the considerable increase in Iranian licheno-logical studies during recent years, including the establishment of a massive lichen collection at ICH herbarium and the online database MYCOLICH (www.mycolich.ir), ...
The lichenized mycota of the southern part of Iran including Kerman province has been poorly studied compared to the Northern Iranian provinces such as Azerbaijan, Golestan or Mazandaran. Here we present the first lichen checklist for Kerman province, which comprises 57 species in 30 genera and 14 families. For this purpose, we reviewed both old and recent literature, examined herbarium collections and performed fieldwork in the province during 2009, 2010 and 2011. The results include 15 taxa new to the lichenized mycota of Kerman. Acarospora impressula Th. Fr., Anaptychia bryorum Poelt and Sarcogyne similis H. Magn. are new to the lichenized mycota of Iran. The following new combinations are proposed: Circinaria excrescens (J. Steiner) Sohrabi, C. scabridula (H. Magn.) Sohrabi and C. straussii (J. Steiner) Sohrabi.
... This genus was not included in the latest edition of the Outline of Ascomycota (Lumbsch & Huhndorf 2010), as it has been considered a synonym of Buellia (Index Fungorom IF 188). The genus is, however, listed in various recent checklists (Galun & Mukhtar 1996;Seaward & Sipman 2006). We have not restudied the original material, but the annotations on the type indicate that this name is either based on a lichenicolous fungus (Eriksson 1981) or represents a mazaediate species of Caliciaceae (annotation label by H. Harada 1988). ...
The following corrections and amendments are made to the 2016 classification of lichenized fungi published in the previous issue of this journal. Four families are added: Harpidiaceae (Pezizomycotina incertae sedis), with the two genera Euopsis and Harpidium; Pleomassariaceae (Pleosporales), with the genus Splanchonema; Squamarinaceae (Lecanorales), with the two genera Herteliana (moved from Ramalinaceae) and Squamarina (moved from Stereocaulaceae); and Trichosphaeriaceae (Sordariomycetes: Trichosphaeriales), with the genus Cresporhaphis. The following previously overlooked genera are also added: Allophoron (Pezizomycotina incertae sedis), Cresporhaphis (Trichosphaeriaceae), Gabura (Arctomiaceae), Julella (Trypetheliaceae), Knightiella (Icmadophilaceae), Porpidinia (Lecideaceae), Protoroccella (Roccellaceae), Psoromidium (Pannariaceae) and Tremotylium (Arthoniales incertae sedis). The classification is adjusted for four genera: Asteroporum (moved from Pezizomycotina incertae sedis to Dothideomyce...
... Seirophora villosa is widespread but not common along the coast of Spain (Llimona and Hladun 2001; Salvà and others 2009, 2010), Portugal (Frödén and Lassen 2004), Italy (Benesperi and Ravera 2011), Greece (Naxos, Tinos, Karpatos, Kefalonia; Abbott 2009), Israel (Galun and Mukhtar 1996), Morocco (Egea 1996), Tunisia (Seaward 1996), Egypt (Seaward and Sipman 2006), and Lybia (Thor and Nascimbene 2010). In Italy, this lichen has a western distribution along the peninsula, occurring in Tuscany, Lazio, Campania, Sardinia, and Sicilia. ...
In Europe, coastal dune systems with Juniperus spp. (Natura 2000 habitat code 2250) are a priority habitat for conservation according to the Natura 2000 policies. Currently, anthropogenic pressure is threatening the biodiversity of this habitat. While the impact of human pressure on animals and vascular plants is already documented, information is still scanty for other organisms such as epiphytic lichens. The main aim of this study is to test the effect of human disturbance on the occurrence and abundance of the red-listed macrolichen Seirophora villosa. We also tested the effect of human disturbance on the whole community of epiphytic lichens in terms of species richness and composition. The study was performed along the coast of Tuscany by comparing both disturbed and undisturbed Juniperus stands according to a stratified random sampling design. Our results provided evidence that in coastal systems the long-term conservation of the red-listed macrolichen S. villosa and its characteristic community composed by several Mediterranean species of conservation concern depends on the maintenance of undisturbed Juniperus habitats. Results also support the possibility of using S. villosa as an indicator species of habitat conservation importance and habitat integrity since its occurrence is predicted on nestedness in term of species composition, assemblages of species poor disturbed stands being subsets of those of richer undisturbed stands.
... Additional literature reports. Iranian report of Circinaria aschabadensis was provisionally excluded by Sohrabi et al. (2010d) as uncertain locality for the species. To confirm the report, further collections from the Iranian side of KopetDagh are needed. ...
... The species is widespread, so far reported from southern Europe by Hafellner et al. (2004), from Russia by Kulakov (2002Kulakov ( , 2003, from Ukraine by Mereschkowsky (1911a, b), Middle Asia by Andreeva (1987) and Iran by Seaward et al. (2008) and Sohrabi et al. (2010d). In North America it is known from Canada (Saskatchewan) and USA (eastern Oregon to eastern Montana and northern Great Plains, south to Utah, Colorado and Arizona; Owe-Larsson et al. 2007). ...
We present ataxonomic revision of the ‘manna lichens’ based on morphological, chemical, ecological and molecular data. A large number of herbarium specimens and fresh collections were examined. Phylogenetic analyses were performed using nuclear ribosomal (nrITS, nrLSU) and mitochondrial small subunit (mtSSU) sequences. Some notable phenotypic characters were plotted on the phylogenetic tree, and the analysis reveals that some of these characters are useful for genus and species level distinction of certain ‘manna lichens.’ Phylogeny of the Megasporaceae was revised using a combined data set of nrLSU and mtSSU and performing parsimony and Bayesian analyses. Five genera (Aspicilia, Circinaria, Lobothallia, Megaspora and Sagedia) are recognized. Further, the relationships of five presumably closely related genera of ‘manna lichens’, namely Agrestia (vagrant), Aspicilia (crustose) Circinaria (crustose), Chlorangium (vagrant) and Sphaerothallia (vagrant) with different growth forms were analysed. The analyses revealed that ‘manna lichens’ do not form a monophyletic group but occur in different clades within the genus Circinaria. The genera Agrestia, Chlorangium and Sphaerothallia are assigned as new synonyms under the genus Circinaria and no vagrant or erratic species remain in the genus Aspicilia. The analyses also show that five new erratic, vagrant and crustose species can be recognized. In this study two ‘manna lichens’, viz. Circinaria rostamii sp. nov. (Azerbaijan, Iran and Turkey), and Circinaria gyrosa sp. nov. (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Iran, Turkey, Turkmenistan and Spain) are described as new to science. Three potentially new species with crustose and erratic forms need additional study. Aspicilia fruticolosofoliacea is reduced to synonymy under C. alpicola, and a lectotype is designated for C. aspera. Thirteen new combinations in Circinaria are presented. The phenomenon of vagrancy is briefly discussed, and the biogeography of the ‘manna lichens’ is outlined. Illustrations, distribution maps, and an identification key to the species are provided.
... Up to now, the most commonly cited 'manna lichen' (Lecanora esculenta or Aspicilia esculenta) has not been reported from the Sinai Desert and Egypt. The most recent publications from the entire region were provided by Temina et al. (2005) and Seaward & Sipman (2006). In their publications, it was shown that A. esculenta (Circinaria esculenta nom. ...
... One species, Candelariella viae-lacteae, marked in bold with *, is of particular interest. The genus Candelariella according to Sohrabi et al. (2010) is represented in Iran by four species, all with a yellow thallus. Among the investigated material, we discovered a species with grey thallus, which turned out to be C. viae-lacteae. ...
Masroornia, M. 2011 06 30: A note on lichens in the vicinity of Mashhad (Razavi Khorasan, NE Iran). –Iran. J. Bot. 17 (1): 133-136. Tehran. As a first step towards a lichenological survey around Mashhad, the center of Razavi khorasan province with rapid urbanization, 11 lichen species are reported. This includes Candelariella viae-lacteae reported as new to Asia and five further species, which are new to the province. Mahroo Haji Moniri (correspondence <m.h.moniri@mshdiau.ac.ir> and Maryam Jandaghi,
