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New lichen species from termite nests in rainforest in Brazilian Rondônia and adjacent Amazonas

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 May 2014

André APTROOT  and
Marcela Eugenia da Silva CÁCERES
André APTROOT
Affiliation:
ABL Herbarium, G.v.d.Veenstraat 107, NL-3762 XK Soest, The Netherlands. Email: andreaptroot@gmail.com
Marcela Eugenia da Silva CÁCERES
Affiliation:
Departamento de Biociências, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, CEP: 49500-000, Itabaiana, Sergipe, Brazil
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Abstract

The new species Bacidia termitophila, Coenogonium coppinsii, Fellhanera termitophila, and Micarea termitophila are described from termite nests in rainforest in Rondônia and adjacent Amazonas. Lichens were found on termite mounds on the ground but most of the species were also found on termite nests on trees. This substratum may serve as the most important locality for terricolous lichens in rainforests, and the natural habitat for species known mostly from road banks.

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Coenogoniaceaenew speciesPilocarpaceaeRamalinaceaetaxonomy
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The Lichenologist , Volume 46 , Issue 3 , May 2014 , pp. 365 - 372
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Copyright © British Lichen Society 2014 

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