Lichens from Arsuk and Paamiut – Frederikshåb, South West Greenland

A total of 263 taxa of lichens are reported from two localities in South West Greenland. Peltigera britannica and Porpidia thomsonii are reported as new to West Greenland. 4 lichens are new to South West Greenland, viz. Bacidia bagliettoana, Baeomyces carneus, Caloplaca psoricida and Rhizocarpon sub...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hansen, Eric Steen
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: University of Tartu Press 2008
Subjects:
Greenland
Paamiut
Arsuk
Online Access:http://ojs.utlib.ee/index.php/FCE/article/view/13706
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Summary:A total of 263 taxa of lichens are reported from two localities in South West Greenland. Peltigera britannica and Porpidia thomsonii are reported as new to West Greenland. 4 lichens are new to South West Greenland, viz. Bacidia bagliettoana, Baeomyces carneus, Caloplaca psoricida and Rhizocarpon subareolatum. A new taxon, Lecanora swartzii ssp. soralifera, is described. Geology, climate and vegetation of the localities are briefly treated.

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