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Lichen: from genome to ecosystem in a changing world<br />

2B-P<br />

(2B-P23) Submission ID: <strong>IAL</strong>0201-00008<br />

MICROLICHENS OF COLOMBIA: A FIRST APPROACH INCLUDING NEW RECORDS<br />

Moncada Cárdenas B. 1 , Ardila I. 1 , Betancourt L. 1 , Coca L. 2 , Gutierrez M. 3 , Mateus N. 4 , Peñaloza G. 1 ,<br />

Ramirez N. 5 , Rincon-Espitia A. 4 , Romero L. 1 , Silano S. 1 , Simijaca D. 6 , Soto E. 7 , Suarez A. 1 , Lücking R. 8<br />

1 Licenciatura En Biologia, Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia<br />

2 Agronomia, Universidad de Caldas, Caldas, Colombia<br />

3 Ingenieria Ambiental, Universidad Distrital Francisco Jose de Caldas, Bogota, Colombia<br />

4 Maestria En Ciencias-Biologia, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia<br />

5 Biologia, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogota, Colombia<br />

6 Biologia, Universidad Pedagogica Y Tecnologica de Tunja, Tunja, Colombia<br />

7 Biologia, Universidad del Valle, Cali, Colombia<br />

8 Botany, The Field Museum , Chicago, 60605, United States<br />

This is the first joint paper of the Grupo Colombiano de Liquenología (GCOL). We present an updated,<br />

illustrated list of crustose microlichens for Colombia, mainly based on collections by the first and last authors in<br />

the “Llanos” and the areas surrounding Bogotá (Cundinamarca), with additional material gathered by participants<br />

of the second NSF Tropical Lichen Workshop in Tolima in 2010 and specimens studied by several undergraduate<br />

and graduate thesis students during the course of 2009 to 2011. Due to its geographic situation connecting<br />

Central with South America, as well as its size and diversity of ecosystems, Colombia is considered one of the<br />

five countries with the highest lichen diversity in the Neotropics, together with Mexico, Venezuela, Bolivia, and<br />

Brazil. The microlichens identified in the studied material substantially increase our knowledge of the Colombian<br />

lichen biota, although much remains to be done to achieve a more complete picture of its diversity. Among the<br />

many new records for the country are: Gassicurtia coccinea (Fée) Marbach, Laurerea purpurina (Nyl) Zahlbr.,<br />

Ocellularia polydisca (Redinger), O. fumosa (Ach). Müll. Arg., Trypethelium platystomum Mont., Cryptothecia effusa<br />

((Müll. Arg.) R. Sant., Opegrapha heterospora Vain., Cresponea flava (Vain.) Egea & Torrente., and Phlyctis<br />

brasiliensis Nyl. Many species are documented with images and their ecosystem and habitat preferences are<br />

indicated.<br />

(2B-P24) Submission ID: <strong>IAL</strong>0062-00001<br />

LICHENICOLOUS FUNGI FROM BOLIVIA, MAINLY FROM ANDEAN FORESTS<br />

Kukwa M. 1 , Flakus A. 2<br />

1 Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, University of Gdansk, Gdansk, Poland<br />

2 Polish Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Lichenology, W. Szafer Institute of Botany, Krakow, Poland<br />

The lichenicolous fungi of Bolivia have not been studied in detail and to date only 20 species have been<br />

reported from there. During several expeditions to Bolivia, the authors obtained a large number of lichenicolous<br />

fungi, of which 59 species have so far been identified, with five new to science; 47 taxa are recorded for the first<br />

time from Bolivia, some of which are also new to the Southern Hemisphere or South America. The richest habitats,<br />

including Yungas and Tucumano-Boliviano montane vegetation, are in the Andean forests. Several additional<br />

species belonging to critical groups are under study and many more species are expected to be discovered<br />

in Bolivia. This research received support from the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBiR) in<br />

Poland under the LIDER Programme for 2010-2013 (no. 92/L-1/09).<br />

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