The lichen biota of the Special Area of Conservation Rio Pentemina (Ligurian Apennines, N Italy)
Despite its restricted geographical extent, Liguria hosts a very rich lichen biota. Nevertheless, the lichenological exploration of Liguria remains highly fragmented, both in space and time. Indeed, there are only a handful of comprehensive lichen biota lists for specific areas of Liguria. To addre...
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| author | Paolo Giordani Giulia Canali Luca Di Nuzzo Gabriele Gheza Elisabetta Bianchi Stefano Di Natale Helmut Mayrhofer Renato Benesperi Juri Nascimbene |
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Despite its restricted geographical extent, Liguria hosts a very rich lichen biota. Nevertheless, the lichenological exploration of Liguria remains highly fragmented, both in space and time. Indeed, there are only a handful of comprehensive lichen biota lists for specific areas of Liguria. To address this gap of knowledge and support broader biodiversity, taxonomic, and ecological studies, we present a list of the lichen biota of the Pentemina Valley, which we consider to be one of the most interesting areas in the Ligurian Apennines from a lichenological point of view. The list includes 200 infrageneric taxa, fourteen of which are new to Liguria (e.g., Loxospora elatina). Additionally, fourteen other species of conservation interest have been collected (e.g., Buellia hyperbolica), while many others have been recorded after a century or more since the first and, in some cases, only report (e.g., Ochrolechia szatalaensis or Verrucaria papillosa).
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| spelling | doaj-art-c3b2d7e2609b4bd39f4215dcb58b59a92025-08-26T11:18:39ZengPAGEPress PublicationsNatural History Sciences2385-04422385-09222025-07-0112110.4081/nhs.2025.846The lichen biota of the Special Area of Conservation Rio Pentemina (Ligurian Apennines, N Italy)Paolo Giordani0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0087-7315Giulia Canali1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6763-1382Luca Di Nuzzo2Gabriele Gheza3Elisabetta Bianchi4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1197-4081Stefano Di Natale5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7962-6425Helmut Mayrhofer6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9433-3847Renato Benesperi7Juri Nascimbene8Department of Pharmacy, University of GenoaDepartment of Earth, Environmental and Life Sciences, University of GenoaDepartment of Biology, University of Florence; BIOME Lab, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of BolognaBIOME Lab, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of BolognaDepartment of Biology, University of FlorenceDepartment of Biology, University of FlorenceInstitute of Biology, University of GrazDepartment of Biology, University of FlorenceBIOME Lab, Department of Biological, Geological and Environmental Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum – University of Bologna Despite its restricted geographical extent, Liguria hosts a very rich lichen biota. Nevertheless, the lichenological exploration of Liguria remains highly fragmented, both in space and time. Indeed, there are only a handful of comprehensive lichen biota lists for specific areas of Liguria. To address this gap of knowledge and support broader biodiversity, taxonomic, and ecological studies, we present a list of the lichen biota of the Pentemina Valley, which we consider to be one of the most interesting areas in the Ligurian Apennines from a lichenological point of view. The list includes 200 infrageneric taxa, fourteen of which are new to Liguria (e.g., Loxospora elatina). Additionally, fourteen other species of conservation interest have been collected (e.g., Buellia hyperbolica), while many others have been recorded after a century or more since the first and, in some cases, only report (e.g., Ochrolechia szatalaensis or Verrucaria papillosa). https://sisn.pagepress.org/nhs/article/view/846Biodiversityepilithicepiphyteslichensterricolous |
| spellingShingle | Paolo Giordani Giulia Canali Luca Di Nuzzo Gabriele Gheza Elisabetta Bianchi Stefano Di Natale Helmut Mayrhofer Renato Benesperi Juri Nascimbene The lichen biota of the Special Area of Conservation Rio Pentemina (Ligurian Apennines, N Italy) Natural History Sciences Biodiversity epilithic epiphytes lichens terricolous |
| title | The lichen biota of the Special Area of Conservation Rio Pentemina (Ligurian Apennines, N Italy) |
| title_full | The lichen biota of the Special Area of Conservation Rio Pentemina (Ligurian Apennines, N Italy) |
| title_fullStr | The lichen biota of the Special Area of Conservation Rio Pentemina (Ligurian Apennines, N Italy) |
| title_full_unstemmed | The lichen biota of the Special Area of Conservation Rio Pentemina (Ligurian Apennines, N Italy) |
| title_short | The lichen biota of the Special Area of Conservation Rio Pentemina (Ligurian Apennines, N Italy) |
| title_sort | lichen biota of the special area of conservation rio pentemina ligurian apennines n italy |
| topic | Biodiversity epilithic epiphytes lichens terricolous |
| url | https://sisn.pagepress.org/nhs/article/view/846 |
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