Saturday, 28 February 2026

An Updated Lichen &c. List

Lichens seen during 2026 include:

Athallia holocarpa sens. lat. (formerly Caloplaca holocarpa agg.)
Calagoya decipiens (formerly Caloplaca decipiens)
Calogaya pusilla (formerly Caloplaca saxicola)
Candelariella aurella
Candelariella vitallina
Flavoparmelia soredians 
Flavoplaca citrina sens. lat. (formerly Caloplaca cortina agg.)
Hyperphyscia adglutinata
Lepraria sp. 
Myriolecis albescens (formerly Lecanora albescens)     
Myriolecis dispersa (formerly Lecanora disperssa)
Phaeophyscia nigricans
Phaeophyscia orbicularis
Physcia adscendens
Physcia caesia
Physcia tenella
Protoblastenia rupestris
Protoparmeliopsis muralis (formerly Lecanora muralis)
Rusavskia elegans (formerly Xanthorua elegans): such an aristocratic sounding name
Punctelia subrudecta s. str.
Rindona oleae
Xanthoria calcicola
Xanthoria parietina
Xanthoria polycarpa

Erythricium aurantiacum (a lichenicolous fungus seen on P. adscendens)