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The lichen genus Caloplaca (Ascomycota, Lecanoromycetes) on Svalbard. Notes and additions.

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Author

  • Ulrik Søchting
  • Line Balschmidt Lorentsen
  • Ulf Arup

Summary, in English

23 species of the lichen genus Caloplaca from Svalbard are described and/or discussed. The descriptions are natural language descriptions based on characters for each species coded into LIAS (Global Information System for Lichenized and Non-Lichenized Ascomycetes). A total of 37 Caloplaca species are listed for Svalbard, of which two species: C. elvebakkiana and C. scabrosa are described as new to science. C. alaskensis is recorded for the first time from Svalbard. A key to the Caloplaca species known from Svalbard is provided.

Department/s

  • Botanical collections

Publishing year

2008

Language

English

Pages

69-96

Publication/Series

Nova Hedwigia: Zeitschrift für Kryptogamenkunde

Volume

87

Issue

1-2

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

J. Cramer in der Gebrüder Borntraeger Verlagsbuchhandlung

Topic

  • Botany

Keywords

  • CALOPLACA SCABROSA
  • KEY
  • CALOPLACA ELVEBAKKIANA
  • CALOPLACA ALASKENSIS
  • LIAS
  • SECONDARY METABOLITES

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 0029-5035