Southern African lichen resources
Below is an excellent and reliable site for lichen photographs to aid identification:
http://nhm2.uio.no/lav/web/index.html
I refer to it regularly, but have only just realised that a few of the photos are from the Western Cape.
Also worth knowing about is http://www.tropicallichens.net/
This is an initiative of lichen legend André Aptroot, so it is also very reliable. It features a few species from South Africa and many more from Namibia.
There is a preliminary checklist for South Africa, compiled from the available literature. Much of it comes from 'The South African Fungi and Lichens to the End of 1945' by Ethel Mary Doidge (1950). It isn't comprehensive and some taxa are outdated, but it's a good start.
Next is an interactive key. It relies heavily on lichen terminology, but can still be used at a more basic level to list potential species if the genus or growth form or substrate is known.
A collection of 1,700+ specimens at the Botanische Staatssammlung München, some of which have photos:
An essential guide to Teloschistes:
Revision of the lichen genus Teloschistes in central and southern Africa
Assorted links:
How many species of fungi are there at the tip of Africa?
Diversity and ecology of soil lichens in the Knersvlakte (South Africa)
Lichens as biomonitors for manganese and lead in Pretoria, South Africa
Lichens at high altitudes in Southern Africa
New reports of Culbersonia nubila (Moberg) Essl. from the
Tibetan Region, Bolivia, Argentina, Lesotho and South Africa
A remarkable new species of Siphula (lichenized fungi) from South Africa
A Monograph of the Lichen Genus Bulbothrix Hale
A Monograph of the Lichen Genus Pseudoparmelia Lynge
A Monograph of the Lichen Genus Parmelina Hale
Marland has found this very valuable info in the journal Mycotaxon:
New species and new reports in the Parmeliaceae from South Africa and Australia
New species and new combinations in the lichen family Parmeliaceae from South Africa
Further new species and new reports in the lichen family Parmeliaceae from South Africa
Additions to the Xanthoparmelia flora of southern Africa
New species of Xanthoparmelia from South Africa
Candelaria fruticans found in southern Africa
The lichen genus Diploschistes in South Africa
New report of lichens from Southern Africa
A remarkable new lichen genus Catarrhospora from Cape Floral Kingdom, South Africa
Four new species in the lichen genus Parmelia from southern Africa
Eight new species in the lichen genus Parmelia from southern Africa
Three new species in the lichen genus Parmelia from southern Africa
Eight new species in the lichen genus Parmelia from southern Africa
Four new species of Parmelia from southern Africa
Two new species of Parmelia from southern Africa
Three new species of Parmelia from southern Africa
Five new species of Parmelia from southern Africa
Five new species of Parmelia from Southern Africa
Four new effigurate-crustose species of Parmelia from southern Africa
The new southern hemisphere lichen genus Coelopogon
A new species in the lichen genus Parmelia from the Blouberg, Northern Transvaal, South Africa
A new foliicolous species in the lichen genus Porina from southern Africa
Coronoplectrum, a new lichen genus from the Namib Desert, South West Africa/Namibia
New species of the lichen genus Xanthoparmelia from southern Africa
Dermatiscium fallax (Physciaceae), a new lichen from southern Africa
Nigel
Lookup Genus to Family and Order
Lookup for Lichens: Genus to Family and Order
From iSpot 2012 Dictionary: please report any changes at http://ispot.org.za/node/155970
This is current, so links to Doidge, Bothalia. 1950 will probably not work in many cases.
Genus - Family - Order
Acarospora - Acarosporaceae - Acarosporales
Alectoria - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Allarthothelium - Arthoniaceae - Arthoniales
Almbornia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Amandinea - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Amphiloma - Teloschistaceae - Teloschistales
Anaptychia - Physciaceae - Teloschistales
Anthracothecium - Pyrenulaceae - Pyrenulales
Arctomia - Arctomiaceae - Lecanorales
Arctoparmelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Arthonia - Arthoniaceae - Arthoniales
Arthopyrenia - Arthopyreniaceae - Pleosporales
Arthothelium - _ - Arthoniales
Aspicilia - Megasporaceae - Pertusariales
Aspidothelium - Aspidotheliaceae - _
Bacidia - Ramalinaceae - Lecanorales
Bactrospora - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Baculifera - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Baeomyces - Baeomycetaceae - Baeomycetales
Biatora - Ramalinaceae - Lecanorales
Biatorella - Biatorellaceae - Lecanorales
Blastenia - Teloschistaceae - Teloschistales
Bombyliospora - Megalosporaceae - Teloschistales
Bottaria - Pyrenulaceae - Pyrenulales
Bryoria - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Buellia - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Bulborrhizina - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Bulbothrix - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Byssolecania - Byssolomataceae - Lecanorales
Byssoloma - Byssolomataceae - Lecanorales
Caloplaca - Teloschistaceae - Teloschistales
Candelaria - Candelariaceae - Candelariales
Candelariella - Candelariaceae - Candelariales
Candelina - Candelariaceae - Candelariales
Canomaculina - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Canoparmelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Carbonea - Lecanoraceae - Lecanorales
Catapyrenium - Verrucariaceae - Verrucariales
Catillaria - Catillariaceae - Rhizocarpales
Celidium - Arthoniaceae - Arthoniales
Cetraria - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Cetrelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Chiodecton - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Chrysothrix - Chrysothricaceae - Arthoniales
Cladia - Cladoniaceae - Lecanorales
Cladonia - Cladoniaceae - Lecanorales
Clathroporina - Pertusariaceae - Pertusariales
Coccocarpia - Coccocarpiaceae - Peltigerales
Coelopogon - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Coenogonium - Coenogoniaceae - Ostropales
Collema - Collemataceae - Peltigerales
Combea - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Conotrema - Stictidaceae - Ostropales
Cornicularia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Coronoplectrum - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Cratiria - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Cresponea - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Crocynia - Crocyniaceae - Lecanorales
Cryptothecia - Arthoniaceae - Arthoniales
Dactylospora - Dactylosporaceae - Lecanorales
Dermatina - Arthoniaceae - Arthoniales
Dermatiscum - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Dermatocarpon - Verrucariaceae - Verrucariales
Dibaeis - Icmadophilaceae - Pertusariales
Didymocyrtidium - Dothideomycetes - _
Dimelaena - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Dimerella - Coenogoniaceae - Ostropales
Diploschistella - Gomphillaceae - Ostropales
Diploschistes - Thelotremataceae - Ostropales
Diplotomma - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Dirina - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Dirinaria - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Dufourea - Teloschistaceae - Teloschistales
Endocarpon - Verrucariaceae - Verrucariales
Enterostigma - Thelotremataceae - Ostropales
Ephebe - Lichinaceae - Lichinales
Eremastrella - Psoraceae - Lecanorales
Erioderma - Pannariaceae - Peltigerales
Flavoparmelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Flavopunctelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Fuscidea - Fuscideaceae - Umbilicariales
Fuscopannaria - Pannariaceae - Peltigerales
Gassicurtia - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Glyphis - Graphidaceae - Ostropales
Gonohymenia - Lichinaceae - Lichinales
Graphina - Graphidaceae - Ostropales
Graphis - Graphidaceae - Ostropales
Gyalecta - Gyalectaceae - Ostropales
Gyalectidium - Gomphillaceae - Ostropales
Gyalideopsis - Gomphillaceae - Ostropales
Gyrostomum - Graphidaceae - Ostropales
Haematomma - Haematommataceae - Lecanorales
Hafellia - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Helminthocarpon - Graphidaceae - Ostropales
Heppia - Lichinaceae - Lichinales
Heterodermia - Physciaceae - Teloschistales
Homostegia - Dothideomycetes - _
Hyperphyscia - Physciaceae - Teloschistales
Hypogymnia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Hypotrachyna - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Icmadophila - Icmadophilaceae - Pertusariales
Karoowia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Kroswia - Pannariaceae - Peltigerales
Lasallia - Umbilicariaceae - Umbilicariales
Lecanactis - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Lecania - _ - Lecanorales
Lecanographa - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Lecanora - Lecanoraceae - Lecanorales
Lecidea - Lecideaceae - Lecideales
Lecidella - Lecanoraceae - Lecanorales
Lepraria - Stereocaulaceae - Lecanorales
Leprocaulon - _ - Lecanorales
Leproloma - Stereocaulaceae - Lecanorales
Leptogium - Collemataceae - Peltigerales
Leptotrema - Thelotremataceae - Ostropales
Lichenoconium - Pezizomycotina - _
Lithoglypha - Acarosporaceae - Acarosporales
Lithographa - Trapeliaceae - Agyriales
Lobaria - Lobariaceae - Peltigerales
Lopadium - Ectolechiaceae - Lecanorales
Maronea - Fuscideaceae - Umbilicariales
Mazosia - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Megalospora - Megalosporaceae - Teloschistales
Melampydium - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Melanelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Melanelixia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Melanotheca - Verrucariaceae - Verrucariales
Melaspilea - Melaspileaceae - Arthoniales
Micarea - Byssolomataceae - Lecanorales
Microphiale - Coenogoniaceae - Ostropales
Microthelia - Monoblastiaceae - Pyrenulales
Mucor - Mucoraceae - Mucorales
Mycarthothelium - _ - Arthoniales
Mycobilimbia - _ - Lecanorales
Mycoglaena - Dothideomycetes - _
Mycoporellum - Dothideomycetes - _
Myelochroa - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Naevia - Arthoniaceae - Arthoniales
Namakwa - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Neofuscelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Neoheppia - Peltulaceae - Lichinales
Nephroma - Nephromataceae - Peltigerales
Normandina - Verrucariaceae - Verrucariales
Ocellularia - Thelotremataceae - Ostropales
Ochrolechia - Ochrolechiaceae - Pertusariales
Opegrapha - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Orbilia - Orbiliaceae - Orbiliales
Pachyphiale - Gyalectaceae - Ostropales
Pannaria - Pannariaceae - Peltigerales
Paraparmelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Parmelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Parmeliella - Pannariaceae - Peltigerales
Parmelina - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Parmelinella - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Parmelinopsis - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Parmentaria - Verrucariaceae - Verrucariales
Parmotrema - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Peccania - Lichinaceae - Lichinales
Peltigera - Peltigeraceae - Peltigerales
Peltula - Peltulaceae - Lichinales
Pertusaria - Pertusariaceae - Pertusariales
Phacopsis - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Phaeographina - Graphidaceae - Ostropales
Phaeographis - Graphidaceae - Ostropales
Phaeophyscia - Physciaceae - Teloschistales
Phlyctella - Phlyctidaceae - Ostropales
Phlyctidia - Phlyctidaceae - Ostropales
Phlyctis - Phlyctidaceae - Ostropales
Phyllopsora - Ramalinaceae - Lecanorales
Physcia - Physciaceae - Teloschistales
Physma - Pannariaceae - Peltigerales
Pilophoron - Cladoniaceae - Lecanorales
Placidium - Verrucariaceae - Verrucariales
Placodium - Teloschistaceae - Teloschistales
Placopsis - Trapeliaceae - Agyriales
Placothelium - Verrucariaceae - Verrucariales
Placynthiopsis - Placynthiaceae - Peltigerales
Platismatia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Pleurotrema - Pyrenulaceae - Pyrenulales
Polyblastiopsis - Thelenellaceae - _
Porina - Pertusariaceae - Pertusariales
Porothelium - _ - Pyrenulales
Porpidia - Porpidiaceae - Lecanorales
Protoparmelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Pseudocyphellaria - Lobariaceae - Peltigerales
Pseudonitschkia - Dacampiaceae - _
Pseudoparmelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Pseudopyrenula - Trypetheliaceae - Trypetheliales
Psiloparmelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Psora - Psoraceae - Lecanorales
Psoroma - Pannariaceae - Peltigerales
Psorotichia - Lichinaceae - Lichinales
Punctelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Pyrenopsis - Lichinaceae - Lichinales
Pyrenula - Pyrenulaceae - Pyrenulales
Pyrrhospora - Lecanoraceae - Lecanorales
Pyxine - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Raciborskiella - Strigulaceae - Pyrenulales
Ramalina - Ramalinaceae - Lecanorales
Relicinopsis - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Rhizocarpon - Rhizocarpaceae - Rhizocarpales
Rimelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Rinodina - Physciaceae - Teloschistales
Roccella - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Roccellina - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Ropalospora - Ropalosporaceae - Teloschistales
Santessonia - Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Sarcographa - Graphidaceae - Ostropales
Sarcogyne - Acarosporaceae - Acarosporales
Schismatomma - Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Siphula - Icmadophilaceae - Pertusariales
Solorina - Peltigeraceae - Peltigerales
Sphaerophorus - Sphaerophoraceae - Lecanorales
Sphinctrina - Sphinctrinaceae - Mycocaliciales
Squamarina - Stereocaulaceae - Lecanorales
Staurothele - _ - Verrucariales
Stereocaulon - Stereocaulaceae - Lecanorales
Sticta - Lobariaceae - Peltigerales
Strigula - Strigulaceae - Pyrenulales
Synalissa - Lichinaceae - Lichinales
Tapellaria - Ectolechiaceae - Lecanorales
Teloschistes - Teloschistaceae - Teloschistales
Tephromela - Tephromelataceae - Lecanorales
Thelenella - Thelenellaceae - _
Thelopsis - Stictidaceae - Ostropales
Thelotrema - Thelotremataceae - Ostropales
Thyrea - Lichinaceae - Lichinales
Titanella - Verrucariaceae - Verrucariales
Tomasellia - Naetrocymbaceae - Pleosporales
Toninia - Catillariaceae - Rhizocarpales
Trachylia - Arthoniaceae - Arthoniales
Trapelia - Trapeliaceae - Agyriales
Trapeliopsis - Agyriaceae - Agyriales
Tricharia - Gomphillaceae - Ostropales
Trichoramalina - Ramalinaceae - Lecanorales
Trypethelium - Trypetheliaceae - Trypetheliales
Tuckermannopsis - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Tylophoron - _ - Lecanorales
Umbilicaria - Umbilicariaceae - Umbilicariales
Usnea - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Verrucaria - Verrucariaceae - Verrucariales
Xanthodactylon - Teloschistaceae - Teloschistales
Xanthomaculina - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Xanthomendoza - Teloschistaceae - Teloschistales
Xanthoparmelia - Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Xanthoria - Teloschistaceae - Teloschistales
Lookup Family to Order
Lookup for Lichens: Family to Order
From iSpot 2012 Dictionary: please report any changes at http://ispot.org.za/node/155970
This is current, so links to Doidge, Bothalia. 1950 will probably not work in many cases.
Family - Order
Acarosporaceae - Acarosporales
Agyriaceae - Agyriales
Arctomiaceae - Lecanorales
Arthoniaceae - Arthoniales
Arthopyreniaceae - Pleosporales
Aspidotheliaceae - (none) - Ascomycota
Baeomycetaceae - Baeomycetales
Biatorellaceae - Lecanorales
Byssolomataceae - Lecanorales
Caliciaceae - Teloschistales
Candelariaceae - Candelariales
Catillariaceae - Rhizocarpales
Chrysothricaceae - Arthoniales
Cladoniaceae - Lecanorales
Coccocarpiaceae - Peltigerales
Coenogoniaceae - Ostropales
Collemataceae - Peltigerales
Crocyniaceae - Lecanorales
Dacampiaceae - (none) - Ascomycota
Dactylosporaceae - Lecanorales
Dothideomycetes - (none) - Pezizomycotina
Ectolechiaceae - Lecanorales
Fuscideaceae - Umbilicariales
Gomphillaceae - Ostropales
Graphidaceae - Ostropales
Gyalectaceae - Ostropales
Haematommataceae - Lecanorales
Icmadophilaceae - Pertusariales
Lecanoraceae - Lecanorales
Lecideaceae - Lecideales
Lichinaceae - Lichinales
Lobariaceae - Peltigerales
Megalosporaceae - Teloschistales
Megasporaceae - Pertusariales
Melaspileaceae - Arthoniales
Monoblastiaceae - Pyrenulales
Mucoraceae - Mucorales
Naetrocymbaceae - Pleosporales
Nephromataceae - Peltigerales
Ochrolechiaceae - Pertusariales
Orbiliaceae - Orbiliales
Pannariaceae - Peltigerales
Parmeliaceae - Lecanorales
Peltigeraceae - Peltigerales
Peltulaceae - Lichinales
Pertusariaceae - Pertusariales
Pezizomycotina - (none) - Ascomycota
Phlyctidaceae - Ostropales
Physciaceae - Teloschistales
Placynthiaceae - Peltigerales
Porpidiaceae - Lecanorales
Psoraceae - Lecanorales
Pyrenulaceae - Pyrenulales
Ramalinaceae - Lecanorales
Rhizocarpaceae - Rhizocarpales
Roccellaceae - Arthoniales
Ropalosporaceae - Teloschistales
Sphaerophoraceae - Lecanorales
Sphinctrinaceae - Mycocaliciales
Stereocaulaceae - Lecanorales
Stictidaceae - Ostropales
Strigulaceae - Pyrenulales
Teloschistaceae - Teloschistales
Tephromelataceae - Lecanorales
Thelenellaceae - (none) - Ascomycota
Thelotremataceae - Ostropales
Trapeliaceae - Agyriales
Trypetheliaceae - Trypetheliales
Umbilicariaceae - Umbilicariales
Verrucariaceae - Verrucariales
Order to higher taxa
Lookup for Lichens: Order to higher taxa
From iSpot 2012 Dictionary: please report any changes at http://ispot.org.za/node/155970
This is current, so links to Doidge, Bothalia. 1950 will probably not work in many cases.
Order - higher - higher - higher - higher
Acarosporales - Acarosporomycetidae - Lecanoromycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Agyriales - Ostropomycetidae - Lecanoromycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Arthoniales - Arthoniomycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Baeomycetales - Ascomycota
Candelariales - Ascomycota
Lecanorales - Lecanoromycetidae - Lecanoromycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Lecideales - Ascomycota
Lichinales - Lichinomycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Mucorales - Zygomycetes - Zygomycota
Mycocaliciales - Taphrinomycetes - Ascomycotina - Ascomycota
Orbiliales - Orbiliomycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Ostropales - Ostropomycetidae - Lecanoromycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Peltigerales - Lecanoromycetidae - Lecanoromycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Pertusariales - Ostropomycetidae - Lecanoromycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Pleosporales - Dothideomycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Pyrenulales - Taphrinomycetes - Ascomycotina - Ascomycota
Rhizocarpales - Lecanoromycetidae - Lecanoromycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Teloschistales - Lecanoromycetidae - Lecanoromycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Trypetheliales - Dothideomycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
Umbilicariales - Ascomycota
Verrucariales - Eurotiomycetes - Pezizomycotina - Ascomycota
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