Learn about the amazing diversity of non-saxicolous lecideoid lichens from temperate South America now!

Tiny non-saxicolous lecideoid lichens are an overlooked lichen group, which keeps challenging our knowledge about the biodiversity in temperate forests. Recently an extensive taxonomic revision of the species growing in the south of Argentina and Chile, in the Patagonian and Valdivian forests, authored by dr. Pamela Rodriguez-Flakus from our Insitute has been published. All species were described and illustrated in detail, and a key to their identification was proposed. Six species new to science were described: Bryobilimbia flakusii Rodr. Flakus, B. pallida Rodr. Flakus, Hertelidea printzenii Rodr. Flakus, H. stipitata Rodr. Flakus, Lecidea vobisii Rodr. Flakus, and Ramboldia australis Rodr. Flakus. Among other species, several were first recorded for South America.

See the monograph:

Rodriguez-Flakus P. 2020. Non-saxicolous lecideoid lichens in southern South America. Phytotaxa 476: 1–73. DOI

Ramboldia brunneocarpa from Chile close to Valdivian National Reserve.
Photo: A. Flakus.

Palicella glaucopa from Argentina and Chile.
Photo: A. Flakus.

Magellanic subpolar forest in Argentina, Tierra del Fuego National Park – one of the sampled localities.
Photo: P. Rodriguez-Flakus.

Valdivian evergreen forest in Chile – one of the sampled localities.
Photo: P. Rodriguez-Flakus.

Araucarian forest in Argentina within the Lanín National Park – one of the sampled localities.
Photo: P. Rodriguez-Flakus.