Australian Biological Resources Study
CHECKLIST OF THE LICHENS OF AUSTRALIA AND ITS ISLAND TERRITORIES |
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Updated 11 November 2009
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| Also available: Checklist of Australian Lichenicolous Fungi | Checklist of Pacific Island Lichens | Catalogue of Porinaceae |
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| Australasian Lichenology: publication of the Australasian Lichen Society |
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| Contents | |||
A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Classification & Genus Descriptions GALLERY: A–Lasioloma | Lecanactis–Z | |||
| Oceanic Islands | Foliicolous Lichens | Arid & Semi-arid Regions | Marine & Freshwater Lichens | References | |||
The lichen flora of Australia and its island territories includes 3537 species and infra-specific taxa in 476 genera; 1228 taxa [35%] are thought to be endemic.
The eight States and mainland Territories of Australia have 3332 taxa; 1152 [35%] endemic. Island territories in the Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans have 579 taxa; 64 [11%] endemic.
This checklist has links to approximately 700 illustrations, mostly colour photographs by Bill Malcolm and Alan Archer and line-art by Pat McCarthy. Click on the camera icons to view the images. Text updated in 2009 is in blue. There are links to c. 1350 species and infraspecific taxon descriptions, many with distribution maps. The checklist also contains 2876 nomenclatural and taxonomic synonyms and names that have been misapplied to Australian specimens.
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| Keys |
| Key to the Genera of Australian Lichens: Apothecial Crusts. Lumbsch et al. (2001; out of print). |
| Key to the Genera of Crustose Pyrenocarpous Lichens in Australia. McCarthy (2001l). |
| Key to the Genera of Australian Macrolichens. McCarthy & Malcolm (2004) [pdf] |
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| Symbols |
| * Accepted name based on an Australian type specimen |
| [*] Taxonomic synonym based on an Australian type specimen |
| Cite as ... |
| McCarthy, P.M. (2009), Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Version 11 November 2009. http://www.anbg.gov.au/abrs/lichenlist/introduction.html. |
| Acknowledgements |
I am especially grateful to the late Lyn Jessup for preparing the keys for online delivery, redesigning the site and teaching me how to maintain it. I also thank Alan Archer, Alan Bolin, Jack Elix, Christy Geromboux, Robert Ingram, Gintaras Kantvilas, Paul Kirk, Robyn Lawrence, Simone Louwhoff, Bill Malcolm, Helmut Mayrhofer, Roland Moberg, Dag Øvstedal, Laurens Sparrius, Val Stajsic and Greg Whitbread.
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| Patrick M. McCarthy
Australian Biological Resources Study, GPO Box 787, Canberra, A.C.T. 2601, Australia
Email: Patrick.McCarthy@environment.gov.au |
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| Contents |
| A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Classification & Genus Descriptions| Oceanic Islands | Foliicolous Lichens | Arid & Semi-arid Regions | Marine & Freshwater Lichens | References |
Copyright
This work is copyright. Apart from any use as permitted under the Copyright Act 1968, no part may be reproduced by any process without prior written permission from Australian Biological Resources Study. Requests and inquiries concerning reproduction and rights should be addressed in the first instance to Dr P. McCarthy. These pages may not be displayed on, or downloaded to, any other server without the express permission of ABRS.
