Lichens of sub-Antarctic Heard Island

A tota1 of 71 lichen species in 42 genera are listed for the island. Three species are described as new: “Arctomia” latispora Øvstedal, Fellhaneropsis subantarctica Øvstedal and Stereocaulon heardii Øvstedal. More than half of the species are restricted to the southern cold zone (Antarctica and sub-...

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Bibliographic Details
Published in:South African Journal of Botany
Main Authors: Øvstedal, D.O., Gremmen, N.J.M.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: 2006
Subjects:
Antarc*
Antarctic
Antarctica
Heard Island
Online Access:https://pure.knaw.nl/portal/en/publications/29a1f091-05ce-466d-b761-d3beca4f8953
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2005.09.008
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11755/29a1f091-05ce-466d-b761-d3beca4f8953
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Summary:A tota1 of 71 lichen species in 42 genera are listed for the island. Three species are described as new: “Arctomia” latispora Øvstedal, Fellhaneropsis subantarctica Øvstedal and Stereocaulon heardii Øvstedal. More than half of the species are restricted to the southern cold zone (Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands). A tota1 of 71 lichen species in 42 genera are listed for the island. Three species are described as new: “Arctomia” latispora Øvstedal, Fellhaneropsis subantarctica Øvstedal and Stereocaulon heardii Øvstedal. More than half of the species are restricted to the southern cold zone (Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands).

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