Three lichen species of Micarea (Pilocarpaceae) new to Belarus

Andrei Tsurykau, Paweł Czarnota

Abstract


Micarea elachista, M. micrococca and M. misella are reported for the first time from Belarus. Their phenotypic characters, distribution and ecological preferences are given.

Keywords


Ascomycota; lichenized fungi; crustose lichens; biodiversity; pine forest; Gomel region

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5586/am.2014.018

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