Stebel, A., Fojcik, B., Rosadziński, S. & Wierzcholska, S. 2018. Occurrence of the liverwort Pallavicinia lyellii in Poland. – Herzogia 31: 26–36.

Pallavicinia lyellii, a liverwort species threatened in Europe, is a rare component of the bryoflora in Poland. This paper presents information on its 27 published and new sites, a brief discussion about ecology and threats, as well as a map of its current distribution in Poland.

Blockeel, T. L. 2018. Mt Tzena, an important site for bryophytes in Greece, with a remarkably disjunct population of the rich-fen moss Cinclidium stygium. — Herzogia 31: 37–47.

Sixty-five bryophytes are reported from the upper altitudinal zones of Mt Tzena, northern Greece. They include a remarkably disjunct population of the Boreal-montane moss Cinclidium stygium, which is characteristic of strongly calcium-rich or mineral-rich wetlands and has declined greatly in Central Europe. Four further species are reported for the first time in Greece: Andreaea rupestris, Barbilophozia sudetica, Mesoptychia bantriensis and Schistochilopsis opacifolia. The presence of Distichium inclinatum in Greece is confirmed.

Bednarek-Ochyra, H. 2018. Pantemperate distribution of Bucklandiella sudetica (Bryophyta, Grimmiaceae) in the Southern Hemisphere. — Herzogia 31: 48–55.

Bucklandiella sudetica, the most widespread species of the genus Bucklandiella, is recorded for the first time from Africa which was the only continent from whence it has not hitherto been recorded. The species was once collected in Western Cape Province and the South African plants are briefly taxonomically assessed and illustrated. This discovery confirms the phytogeographical status of B. sudetica in the austral regions as a southern pantemperate species having a strongly dissected and disjunct geographical range owing to the remarkable discontinuity of land masses in the Southern Hemisphere. The current distribution of B. sudetica in the Southern Hemisphere is reviewed and mapped and recent additions to the moss flora of continental Africa are briefly summarized.

Bednarek-Ochyra, H. 2018. The answer to the riddle of the taxonomic status of Bucklandiella bartramii (Bryophyta, Grimmiaceae). — Herzogia 31: 56–69.

The enigmatic species Bucklandiella bartramii from Tierra del Fuego is critically assessed and some details of its morphology and anatomy are illustrated. This moss was collected from wet sandy and gravelly soil on banks of an alpine rivulet and it exhibited a number of structural adaptations to rheophytic habitats. It is shown that this species is inseparable from B. orthotrichacea and these two species share distinctly recurved margins at leaf base, 2–3-seriate basal marginal borders of pellucid, hyaline and straight-walled cells and pseudopapillose laminal and costal epidermal cells. Accordingly, B. bartramii and B. orthotrichacea are considered synonymous, the latter name having priority. The current global distribution of B. orthotrichacea is reviewed and mapped.

Staniaszek-Kik, M. & Żarnowiec, J. 2018. Diversity of mosses on stumps and logs in the Karkonosze Mts (Sudetes Mts, Central Europe). - Herzogia 31: 70–87.

The species richness and abundance of mosses on 650 logs and 938 stumps were investigated in the lower and upper montane forest belts in the Karkonosze National Park and its surrounding area (Karkonosze Mountains in southwestern Poland). A total of 76 species and one moss variety were found (68 taxa on logs and 62 on stumps), including two threatened in Poland, Amblystegium radicale (R category) and Tayloria serrata (I). Factors determining the abundance and richness of mosses on dead wood were: tree species, the stage of wood decomposition, size and moisture of logs and stumps, and their degree of insolation. Different succession patterns of mosses on stumps and logs were shown. These differences are caused, among other things, by different manner and time of their decomposition and water retention capacity.

Skoupá, Z., Ochyra, R., Guo, S.-L., Sulayman, M. & Plášek, V. 2018. Three remarkable additions of Orthotrichum species (Orthotrichaceae) to the moss flora of China. - Herzogia 31: 88–100.

Three species of the narrowly constituted moss genus Orthotrichum are reported for the first time from China. Two of these, O. moravicum and O. scanicum, have been found in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region. The third species, O. rogeri, was detected in Qinghai Province and at the same time this is the first discovery of it in Central Asia. Ecological and distributional details of the newly recorded species are provided and their local distribution in China is mapped. Considering the present records, Orthotrichum in a narrow sense consists of 30 species in China.

Döbbeler, P., Berger, F., Negrín Piñero, R. & Vega, M. 2018. Octosporella microtricha and O. nematospora — two new pezizalean ascomycetes on Frullania. — Herzogia 31: 101–108.

Two bryophilous ascomycetes with perithecium-like, orange fruit-bodies infecting species of the liverwort genus Frullania are described as new within the genus Octosporella (Pezizales). Both species match the generic concept regarding ascomatal and hyphal features including the elaborate infection structures and the lifestyle as biotrophic parasites. Octosporella microtricha from Tenerife grows on the corticolous F. polysticta, an endemic liverwort recorded as host for the first time. The parasite is characterized by short setae covering the excipular surface and ellipsoidal ascospores with cap-like wall thickenings at the ends. Octosporella nematospora from New Zealand has subfiliform ascospores, a unique character not recorded so far in operculate discomycetes.

Döbbeler, P. & Müller, F. 2018. Bryostroma acrocarpum — a novel muscicolous ascomycete from New Caledonia. — Herzogia 31: 109–113.

Bryostroma acrocarpum is a novel ascomycete species that infects the acrocarpous moss Archidium ohioense. Characteristically, the ascomata develop singly at the shoot apices. The combination of microniche occupation, ascomatal, hymenial, and hyphal features places this ascomycete in the muscicolous genus Bryostroma. This eighth species of Bryostroma is the first recorded outside Europe and only the second bryophilous fungus known to occur in New Caledonia.

Schiefelbein, U., Brackel, W. v., Cezanne, R., Eichler, M., Krzewicka, B., Neumann, P., Schultz, M. & Dolnik, C. 2018. Additional interesting records of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi from Northern Germany. — Herzogia 31: 114–132.

Sixty-one species (32 lichens and 29 lichenicolous fungi) are reported as new or noteworthy from northern Germany or one of its federal states. Epicladonia simplex and Minutoexcipula tephromelae are new to Germany; Didymocyrtis cladoniicola, D. foliaceiphila, Endococcus fusiger, Hymenelia ceracea, Lichenochora coarctatae, Lichenostigma chlaroterae, Pyrenochaeta xanthoriae, Schismatomma umbrinum and Vouauxiella verrucosa are recorded for the first time from northern Germany; nine species are added to the lichen flora of the federal state Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, 34 species to Schleswig-Holstein, seven species to Lower Saxony and one species each to Hamburg and Saxony-Anhalt. Verrucaria polygonia is rediscovered in Germany after more than 150 years.

Knudsen, K. & Kocourková, J. 2018. Sarcogyne praetermissa (Acarosporaceae), a new calcicolous lichen species from Europe, with a key to the European Sarcogyne species. — Herzogia 31: 133–139.

The new lichen species Sarcogyne praetermissa is described from the Czech Republic. It is also reported from Finland, Hungary, Montenegro and Sweden. Sarcogyne privigna var. calcicola is lectotypifyed and synonymized with S. praetermissa. A key to the European species of Sarcogyne is provided.

Malíček, J., Palice, Z., Acton, A., Berger, F., Bouda, F., Sanderson, N. & Vondrák, J. 2018. Uholka primeval forest in the Ukrainian Carpathians — a keynote area for diversity of forest lichens in Europe. — Herzogia 31: 140–171.

One of the largest European primeval forests, Uholka-Shyrokyi Luh in the Ukrainian Carpathians, has received increased attention in recent years. In spring 2015 we explored the lichen biota in the southern part of the reserve. Species richness of epiphytic and epixylic lichens presented in this paper far exceeds all numbers achieved in other Central European old-growth forests. In total, 370 lichenized and lichen-allied fungi and 30 lichenicolous fungi were recorded. We focused on forest lichens on organic substrata, inorganic substrata were largely ignored. Species composition in the Uholka forest includes many rare taxa and typical old-growth forest species: e.g. Cetrelia spp., Gyalecta spp., Leptogium saturninum, Lobaria pulmonaria, Ricasolia amplissima, Sclerophora farinacea, S. pallida, Thelopsis flaveola and T. rubella. Opegrapha fumosa, Pyrenula chlorospila and P. dermatodes represent oceanic species that are very rare outside western Europe. Biatora longispora, Calicium montanum, Menegazzia subsimilis, Micarea perparvula, Ochrolechia trochophora, Pyxine sorediata, Ramonia luteola and Thelotrema suecicum are examples of phytogeographically remarkable or generally very rare lichens. Thirty lichenized and ten lichenicolous fungi are new to Ukraine, including Biatora bacidioides and Pertusaria macounii not previously reported from Europe.

Czarnota, P., Mayrhofer, H. & Bobiec, A. 2018. Noteworthy lichenized and lichenicolous fungi of open-canopy oak stands in east-central Europe. - Herzogia 31: 172–189.

Eighteen species of lichenized and two species of lichenicolous fungi from oak stands of east-central Europe's rural landscapes are presented. Rinodina isidioides is new to eastern Europe and the Carpathians, Abrothallus microspermus is new to the Carpathians, Rinodina excrescens is new to the eastern Carpathians, Biatora pontica is new to the Polish Carpathians, Lecanora substerilis, Ramonia chrysophaea and Verrucaria viridigrana are new to the Polish Carpathians and Poland, and others are new to Hungary, Romania or Ukraine. Distinguishing characters are emphasised and notes on ecology as well as global and Carpathian distributions are given. Open-canopy oak stands and solitary oaks in wood-pastures are important for the protection of the lichen diversity of the Carpathians and need the special attention of conservation authorities and local stakeholders.

Brackel, W. v., Cezanne, R., Eichler, M., Hohmann, M.-L., Otte, V., Seaward, M. R. D., Stapper, N. J. & Teuber, D. 2018. Flechten, flechtenbewohnende und flechtenähnliche Pilze im „Parc naturel régional des Ballons des Vosges“, Frankreich (Ergebnisse der BLAM-Exkursion 2016). – Herzogia 31: 190–208.

Eine Liste von 272 Flechten und 55 flechtenbewohnenden oder flechtenähnlichen Pilzen von fünf anlässlich der BLAM-Exkursion 2016 im Naturpark „Ballons des Vosges“ (Grand Est und Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, Frankreich) untersuchten Standorten wird vorgestellt. Die Flechte Agonimia repleta und die flechtenbewohnenden Pilze Arthonia coniocraeae, Cornutispora intermedia, Dactylospora deminuta, Epicladonia simplex, Nectriopsis hirta, Pronectria subimperspicua und Thelocarpon epibolum sind neu für Frankreich, Caeruleoconidia biazrovii ist neu für Europa. Zehn Arten (4 Flechten, 6 flechtenbewohnende Pilze) waren in Frankreich zuvor nur von einem einzigen Fundort bekannt. 21 Arten (11 Flechten, 10 flechtenbewohnende Pilze) gelten in Frankreich als vom Aussterben bedroht.

Oïhénart, M., Clerc, P. & Breuss, O. 2018. New and interesting species of the lichen genus Verrucaria (Verrucariaceae, Ascomycota) for Switzerland and France. – Herzogia 31: 209–218.

Ten Verrucaria species are new for Switzerland (V. ahtii, V. bisagnoensis, V. carnea, V. endocarpoides, V. floerkeana, V. gudbrandsdalensis, V. invenusta, V. pilosoides, V. pseudovirescens, and V. schindleri), one for the canton of Geneva (V. fuscoatroides) and one for France (V. transiliens). One species is confirmed in Geneva (V. inornata). Short notes on diagnostic features, ecology and distribution of the species are provided.

Christensen, S. N. 2018. Lichens of Picea abies forests in Greece. – Herzogia 31: 219–230.

Twenty-six epiphytic and 12 epigeic species are reported from oroboreal Picea abies forests in the Rodopi Mountains, northern Greece. All species except Usnea intermedia also occur in the boreal zone of northern Europe and most inhabit a broad range of climatic zones. Conservation aspects of the forests are briefly discussed. Six taxa, Bryoria nadvornikiana, Cladonia subulata, Fellhanera subtilis, Peltigera hymenina, Ramalina obtusata and R. thrausta, are new to Greece, and two, Usnea intermedia and U. subfloridana, are new to Macedonia.

Muggia, L., Kati, V., Rohrer, A., Halley, J. & Mayrhofer, H. 2018. Species diversity of lichens in the sacred groves of Epirus (Greece). – Herzogia 31: 231–244.

The sacred groves in the mountains of Epirus in NW Greece have been established during the Ottoman period and consist of locally adapted systems set apart from the surrounding intensively managed, anthropogenic landscape. We inventoried eight sacred groves and compared them with nearby control (managed) forests. In total, 166 taxa of lichens and five of lichenicolous fungi were recorded. The most common lichen species were Anaptychia ciliaris, Phlyctis argena and Lecidella elaeochroma. Seven species are new for Greece: Calicium quercinum, Chaenotheca ferruginea, Chaenotheca trichialis, Chaenothecopsis nana, Leptogium hibernicum, Parvoplaca nigroblastidiata and Rinodina orculata. The sacred groves appeared not very different from the control forests; more pronounced differences were observed between deciduous oak evergreen oak and pine forests. Localities characterized by deciduous oak forest hosted the highest number of taxa belonging to the order Peltigerales, the most frequent were: Nephroma laevigatum, Collema subflaccidum, Leptogium lichenoides and Lobaria pulmonaria, but also rare species such as Polychidium muscicola, Koerberia biformis and Degelia atlantica were recorded.

Kirschbaum, U. & Sipman, H. J. M. 2018. Lichen records from Northern Cyprus. – Herzogia 31: 245–251.

Eighty-two taxa of lichenized fungi (lichenes) are reported from Northern Cyprus (Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus), mostly from the Beşparmak Mountains. Of these, thirty-four taxa are new for the northern part of the island, and 14 are new for the whole island. The large number of widespread species among the new records suggests that many more widespread species may show up. An unusual substrate, calcareous rock, is reported for Buellia tesserata, Rhizocarpon macrosporum and Xanthoparmelia attica. Pertusaria rhodiensis was found for the first time outside the Aegean Sea region.

Khedim, R., Maatoug, M., Benhassaini, H. & Ait Hammou, M. 2018. Macrolichens new to Algeria and other interesting species from Theniet-el-Had National Park. – Herzogia 31: 252–267.

This work is the first inventory of the macrolichens of Theniet-el-Had National Park in western Algeria, the oldest in Algeria with beautiful forest and ancient cedar stands. Seventy macrolichens were observed. Lichenomphalia umbellifera and Umbilicaria nylanderiana are new to North Africa; Hypocenomyce scalaris, Hypogymnia tubulosa, Melanohalea elegantula, Melanohalea laciniatula, Parmelina pastillifera, Ramalina capitata (var. capitata, digitellata and protecta), and Protoparmeliopsis muralis var. diffracta are new to Algeria. Many lichen species, which are usually sterile or whose apothecia are very rarely observed in the literature, are fertile in this study area, e.g. Parmelina tiliacea, Physcia adscendens, Phaeophyscia orbicularis, Platismatia glauca and Pseudevernia furfuracea.

Kupradze, I., Inashvili, T., Batsatsashvili, K., Lachashvili, N. & Gabelashvili, S. 2018. Lichens of the arid region of David Gareji, Georgia (South Caucasus). – Herzogia 31: 268–275.

The arid region of David Gareji, Georgia, is located on the Iori Upland in the southeastern part of the country, in the central part of the South Caucasus. The vegetation of the study area is dominated by steppe with patches of semi-desert communities, but hemixerophilous ‘shiblyak’ scrub occurs in relatively small areas. To date, the lichen flora of the David Gareji region has received little attention. The present study recorded 93 species in 38 genera and 17 families, including six species new for Georgia: Aspicilia grossheimii, Diplotomma nivale, Lecidella carpathica, Lobothallia praeradiosa, Melanelia disjuncta and Melanelixia huei.

Konoreva, L., Tchabanenko, S., Ezhkin, A., Schumm, F. & Chesnokov, S. 2018. New and noteworthy lichen and allied fungi records from Sakhalin Island, Far East of Russia. – Herzogia 31: 276–292.

Lecanora loekoesii and Chrysothrix xanthina are reported for the first time for Russia from the Sakhalin region. Bactrospora brodoi is new for Asia. A further forty-eight species are noteworthy for Sakhalin Island including five species new to the Russian Far East and ten species new to the southern part of the Russian Far East.

Gheza, G., Nascimbene, J., Mayrhofer, H., Barcella, M. & Assini, S. 2018. Two Cladonia species new to Italy from dry habitats in the Po Plain. - Herzogia 31: 293–303.

Cladonia conista and C. pulvinata occur at several sites in dry lowland habitats in the Po Plain (northern Italy). Vegetation relevés are provided in order to characterize the main lichen associations (Cladonietum rei, Cladonietum foliaceae, Pycnothelio-Cladonietum cervicornis) and vascular plant communities in which the two species were found in Thero-Airion dry acidic grasslands and in dry open Calluna heathlands.

Stebel, A. & Vončina, G. 2018. The moss Thamnobryum neckeroides (Neckeraceae) in Poland. – Herzogia 31: 304–310.

The current distribution of Thamnobryum neckeroides in Poland is presented. This rare moss species is known from three localities in the Silesian Beskid and the Central Pieniny ranges of the Western Carpathians situated in the lower forest belt at an altitude 660–700 m. Recent changes in the moss flora of Poland are briefly discussed and considering all new additions and exclusions it consists of 706 species.

Zhao, D.-P., He, S., Tsegmed, Ts. & Mamtimin, S. 2018. Range extension of Didymodon tibeticus to Mongolia and a new synonym of Didymodon nigrescens. – Herzogia 31: 311–316.

Didymodon tibeticus (Pottiaceae) is reported from Mongolia for the first time outside of the type locality. Didymodon rigidulus var. perobtusus is proposed as new synonym of D. nigrescens.

Schultz, M. & Steindl, P. 2018. Erstnachweis von Sclerophora amabilis in Deutschland. – Herzogia 31: 317–321.

Die coniocarpe Flechte Sclerophora amabilis wurde auf Alleebäumen in Hamburg entdeckt und die Art damit zum ersten Mal in Deutschland nachgewiesen. Die Merkmale zur Unterscheidung von anderen Sclerophora-Arten in Mitteleuropa werden diskutiert.

Diederich, P. & Ertz, D. 2018. Lectotypification of Plectocarpon diedertzianum (Arthoniales). – Herzogia 31: 322–326.

Plectocarpon diedertzianum Y.Joshi, Upadhyay & Chandra was described from India from four different parmelioid host genera. The figure illustrating the holotype specimen in the original publication appears to represent heterogeneous elements. Therefore, a re-examination of the holotype specimen was performed and confirmed the presence of two similar but distinct arthonialean lichenicolous species belonging to Opegrapha melanospila on Parmotrema reticulatum and to a Plectocarpon species on Myelochroa aurulenta. As a consequence, the name P. diedertzianum is lectotypified on the lichenicolous fungus growing on Myelochroa.

Kocakaya, M., Halıcı, M. G., Ahtı, T. & Kocakaya, Z. 2018. New or otherwise interesting records of Cladonia species from Turkey. – Herzogia 31: 327–331.

Six Cladonia species (C. conista, C. graeca, C. magyarica, C. peziziformis, C. scabriuscula and C. subturgida) are reported from Turkey; C. graeca, C. peziziformis and C. subturgida for the first time, for which comments on their habitats, substrates and distribution are provided.