An updated checklist of the lichens of St. Eustatius, Netherlands Antilles

By

Aptroot, André
Stech, Michael

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2018

Original Publication

MycoKeys

Volume

33

Pages

69-84

Subjects

biodiversity inventory , Lichens , mtSSU , St. Eustatius

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers 2011-

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/mycokeys.33.23911

 

Abstract

In the course of a multi-taxon biodiversity inventory for the island of St. Eustatius, lichens were collected from 11 plots representing different vegetation types. From these collections, 126 lichen species are reported, 54 of which are new reports for St. Eustatius. Most species could be identified to species level based on morphological and chemical characters. In a few cases, mtSSU DNA sequences were generated for a preliminary molecular identification and future phylogenetic studies. In total, 263 identified lichen species are currently known from St. Eustatius, as well as some additional genera with yet unidentified species and lichenicolous fungi.