A study of Acarospora nitrophila, a rare and misunderstood lichen species, and the sister species A. praeruptorum (Acarosporales, Lecanoromycetes)
Abstract
Revised descriptions with new images and records of the European species Acarospora nitrophila and A. praeruptorum are published. Acarospora moraviae is treated as synonym of A. nitrophila. Acarospora matraensis, incorrectly reported as A. nitrophila, is described from Hungary.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Lichen and fungal ecology
Plant Ecology and Soil Science
Mycorrhizal Fungi and Plant Interactions
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Folia Cryptogamica Estonica
- Publisher
- University of Tartu
- Volume
- 63
- Publication date
- 24 April 2026