Lichens

Noteworthy Collections of Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi from Piedmont Rocky River Ecosystems in Central North Carolina, USA

lepidopteran — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 02:32:52 +0000

Noteworthy Collections of Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi from Piedmont Rocky River Ecosystems in Central North Carolina, USA lepidopteran Fri, 06/28/2024 - 22:32

Abstract: From recent surveys of Piedmont rocky river habitats, 22 noteworthy species of lichens and two lichenicolous fungi are presented, including 18 species new to North Carolina, three new to eastern North America, three new to North America and three potentially new to science. Most taxa here reported include amphibious lichens and lichens that otherwise are found in exposed, arid environments.

https://doi.org/10.1639/0747-9859-41.2.47

Gary Perlmutter, Scott LaGreca

2024

Gary B. Perlmutter and Scott A. LaGreca "Noteworthy Collections of Lichens and Lichenicolous Fungi from Piedmont Rocky River Ecosystems in Central North Carolina, USA," Evansia 41(2), 47-56, (27 June 2024). https://doi.org/10.1639/0747-9859-41.2.47

Lichens

Placement of Arthonia rubrocincta in Coniocarpon (lichenized Ascomycota: Arthoniaceae), with an extended range for the species in southeastern North America and the Caribbean

lepidopteran — Tue, 13 Feb 2024 04:41:54 +0000

Placement of Arthonia rubrocincta in Coniocarpon (lichenized Ascomycota: Arthoniaceae), with an extended range for the species in southeastern North America and the Caribbean lepidopteran Mon, 02/12/2024 - 23:41

Arthonia rubrocincta morphologically and anatomically fits the generic concept of Coniocarpon and is here transferred to the latter genus as Coniocarpon rubrocinctum. Specimens from southeastern United States and Bahamas were studied and the range of the species is found to extend north into North Carolina, USA and southeast to the Bahamas. Thatch palm (Coccothrinax argentata) is reported as a new phorophyte. An emended description based on examined material is presented for the species.

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Gary Perlmutter, Ricardo Miranda-Gonzalez & Frank Bungartz

2023

Perlmutter, G., Miranda-Gonzalez, R., & Bungartz, F. (2023). Placement of Arthonia rubrocincta in coniocarpon (Lichenized Ascomycota: Arthoniaceae), with an extended range for the species in southeastern North America and the Caribbean. Phytotaxa, 589(3), 278–282. https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.589.3.6

Lichens

New Publication: Placement of Arthonia rubrocincta in Coniocarpon (lichenized Ascomycota: Arthoniaceae), with an extended range for the species in southeastern North America and the Caribbean

lepidopteran — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 04:51:14 +0000

New Publication: Placement of Arthonia rubrocincta in Coniocarpon (lichenized Ascomycota: Arthoniaceae), with an extended range for the species in southeastern North America and the Caribbean lepidopteran Tue, 03/28/2023 - 00:51

Read the full text of the paper by Gary Perlmutter et al. in the Publications section of the Resources tab.

Common Lichens of North Carolina

lepidopteran — Sun, 26 Feb 2023 04:19:44 +0000

Common Lichens of North Carolina lepidopteran Sat, 02/25/2023 - 23:19

Visual guide to identifying common lichens found in North Carolina.

Author

Gary Perlmutter

Resource File

Lichen picture guide 2026.pdf

Resource Type

Guide or Checklist

Highway pollution effects on microhabitat community structure of corticolous lichens

lepidopteran — Sun, 12 Feb 2023 08:11:06 +0000

Highway pollution effects on microhabitat community structure of corticolous lichens lepidopteran Sun, 02/12/2023 - 03:11

We studied lichen communities on bole and base tree trunk segments along forest edge-to-interior gradients on opposite sides of a major highway and a control site in central North Carolina, U.S.A., to investigate if these two communities differ and if so, do they differ in response to highway pollution.

https://bioone.org/journals/the-bryologist/volume-121/issue-1/0007-2745-121.1.0…

Gary B. Perlmutter, Gary B. Blank, Thomas R. Wentworth, Margaret D. Lowman, Howard S. Neufeld, Eimy Rivas Plata

2018

Gary B. Perlmutter, Gary B. Blank, Thomas R. Wentworth, Margaret D. Lowman, Howard S. Neufeld, and Eimy Rivas Plata "Highway pollution effects on microhabitat community structure of corticolous lichens," The Bryologist 121(1), 1-13, (8 January 2018). https://doi.org/10.1639/0007-2745-121.1.001

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Lichens and Allied Fungi of Mitchell Mill State Natural Area, North Carolina, USA

lepidopteran — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 08:22:51 +0000

Lichens and Allied Fungi of Mitchell Mill State Natural Area, North Carolina, USA lepidopteran Thu, 02/09/2023 - 03:22

Abstract: One hundred five species of lichenized and allied fungi are reported from recent and historical collections made in the Mitchell Mill State Natural Area in northeastern Wake County, North Carolina, USA. Mitchell Mill is unique among granitic flatrock communities in the southeastern United States by having riparian elements from the Little River, which flows directly over the flatrock, supporting semi-aquatic lichen communities along creek edges represented by species in Dermatocarpon, Verrucaria, and Lichinales. Recently described or renamed species Cladonia ignatii, Lecanora provertula and Phyllopsora isidiosa were found in recent collections. Compared to historical records, 38 taxa including five of six species of large cyanolichen were not found in recent visits, indicating a loss of diversity over the past 100 years, likely due to human activities.

https://bioone.org/journals/evansia/volume-39/issue-1/0747-9859-39.1.43/Lichens…

Gary Perlmutter

2022

Gary B. Perlmutter "Lichens and Allied Fungi of Mitchell Mill State Natural Area, North Carolina, USA," Evansia 39(1), 43-53, (6 April 2022). https://doi.org/10.1639/0747-9859-39.1.43

UNC Herbarium

lepidopteran — Thu, 02 Feb 2023 07:51:30 +0000

UNC Herbarium lepidopteran Thu, 02/02/2023 - 02:51

The University of North Carolina Chapel Hill's extensive herbarium collection is managed by the NC Botanical Garden, and is the premier repository of plant, fungi, specimens in the region. With over 800,000 specimens dating back to the 1800s, the herbarium is an excellent resource for plant identification and distribution in the Southeast. In addition to vascular plants and fungi, the herbarium's searchable collection includes bryophytes, lichens, and algae.

Resource Link

https://ncbg.unc.edu/research/unc-herbarium/