Australian Biological Resources Study
CHECKLIST OF THE LICHENS OF AUSTRALIA AND ITS ISLAND TERRITORIES |
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30 June 2008
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| Also available: Checklist of Pacific Island Lichens | Catalogue of Porinaceae |
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| Australasian Lichenology |
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| Issue 58 (2006); Issue 59 (2006); Issue 60 (2007); Issue 61 (2007); Issue 62 (2008)
The lichen flora of Australia and its island territories includes 3424 species and infra-specific taxa in 477 genera; 1188 taxa [35%] are thought to be endemic.
The eight States and mainland Territories of Australia have 3200 taxa; 1114 [35%] endemic. Island territories in the Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans have 562 taxa; 69 [12%] endemic.
This checklist has links to 638 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 2006–2008 is in blue. There are links to approximately 1350 species and infraspecific taxon descriptions, many with distribution maps. This checklist also contains 2662 nomenclatural and taxonomic synonyms and names that have been misapplied to Australian specimens.
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| A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | Foliicolous Lichens | Arid & Semi-arid Regions | References |
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Largest families & genera Parmeliaceae: 606 taxa in 27 genera. Physciaceae: 262 taxa in 25 genera. Graphidaceae: 173 taxa in 18 genera. Pertusariaceae: 143 taxa in 1 genus. Thelotremataceae*: 124 taxa in 20 genera. Lecanoraceae: 125 taxa in 12 genera. Lecideaceae: 118 taxa in 17 genera. Teloschistaceae**: 110 taxa in 5 genera. Roccellaceae: 109 taxa in 21 genera. Porinaceae: 102 taxa in 2 genera. Cladoniaceae: 100 taxa in 9 genera.
Xanthoparmelia: 292 taxa. Pertusaria: 143 taxa. Porina: 96 taxa. Lecanora: 83 taxa. Caloplaca**: 82 taxa. Graphis: 77 taxa. Cladonia: 76 taxa. Buellia***: 68 taxa. Lecidea***: 68 taxa. Parmotrema: 61 taxa. Usnea: 54 taxa. Verrucaria: 50 taxa.
*Revision nearing completion. **Revision underway. ***Revision required. |
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| * Accepted name based on an Australian type specimen |
| [*] Taxonomic synonym based on an Australian type specimen |
In the literature lists for genera, italics [e.g. Elix (1994f)] indicate that a treatment of the genus has been published in the Flora of Australia. In such cases, pre-Flora literature is not normally listed.
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| Updating |
| This checklist will be updated regularly. Additions and corrections will be gratefully received and acknowledged. |
| Cite as ... |
| McCarthy, P.M. (2008), Checklist of the Lichens of Australia and its Island Territories. Australian Biological Resources Study, Canberra. Version 30 June 2008. 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, Gintaras Kantvilas, Paul Kirk, Robyn Lawrence, Simone Louwhoff, Bill Malcolm, Helmut Mayrhofer, Roland Moberg, Dag Øvstedal and Greg Whitbread.
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| Patrick M. McCarthy
Australian Biological Resources Study
GPO Box 787
Canberra
A.C.T. 2601
AUSTRALIA
E-mail: Patrick.McCarthy@environment.gov.au |
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| Checklist Index |
| Introduction | A–D | E–O | P–R | S–Z | Oceanic Islands | Foliicolous Lichens | Arid & Semi-arid Regions | 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.