Sticta is a genus of lichenized fungi characterized by well-differentiated pores (cyphellae) on the lower surface and a peculiar fishy smell of wet thalli. Sticta
Category: Posts – East African lichens
Peltigera (dog lichens) is a genus of lichenized fungi present on all continents but particularly common, for example, in boreal forests. The use of molecular
Interactions within lichen communities are diverse, including the specific symbiotic associations between the lichenized fungi (mycobionts) and photobionts but also interactions between different lichen species
Amber deposits are predominantly known from North America, Europe, and Asia, and are considered to be rare on the continents that formed Gondwana. However, more
Tropical mountains harbor a wide range of ecosystems, all providing habitats for various sets of organisms, including lichens. For example, the lichens in the savanna
Non-vascular epiphytes, including bryophytes and lichens, have important roles in tropical montane forest ecosystems in intercepting and storing water, nutrient cycling, and providing habitats and
A novel lichen inhabiting, or lichenicolous, fungus Taitaia aurea was found growing in the montane forests of Kenya with the epiphytic tripartite cyanolichen Crocodia cf.