New and noteworthy lichens in the Czech Republic - genus Caloplaca

Jan Vondrák 1 , Jana Kocourková 2 , Zdeněk Palice 3 4 & Jiří Liška 3

Affiliations

  1. Department of Botany, Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of South Bohemia, Branišovská 31, České Budějovice, CZ-370 05 Czech Republic
  2. National Museum, Department of Mycology, Václavské nám. 68, Praha 1, CZ-115 79 Czech Republic
  3. Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences, Průhonice, CZ-252 43 Czech Republic
  4. Department of Botany, Faculty of Natural Sciences, Charles University, Benátská 2, Praha 2, CZ-128 01 Czech Republic
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Abstract

New information is provided on the distribution of 19 species of lichens belonging to the genus Caloplaca (Teloschistales) in the Czech Republic. Six species are new to this country: C. epithallina, C. erodens, C. inconnexa, C. phlogina, C. polycarpa and C. thuringiaca. The species C. albolutescens, C. cerinella, C. chlorina, C. chrysodeta, C. dichroa, C. flavocitrina, C. herbidella and C. marmorata are reported from the Czech Republic, but little is known about their distribution in this country. Caloplaca biatorina, C. obliterans, C. rubelliana, and C. xantholyta are rediscovered after more than 50 years. The presence of Caloplaca crenulatella, recently reported as new to this country, is confirmed and is actually one of the most common species of this genus. Ecological and chorological data are given for each species, and taxonomic and nomenclatural notes for C. albolutescens and C. chlorina are amended.

Keywords

biodiversity, distribution, ecology, lichen-forming fungi, nomenclature, taxonomy

How to cite

Vondrák J., Kocourková J., Palice Z. & Liška J. (2007) New and noteworthy lichens in the Czech Republic - genus Caloplaca. – Preslia 79: 163–184