Diversity and distribution of the lichen genus Umbilicaria in the Argentine Islands–Kyiv Peninsula region, the maritime Antarctic
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2024
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Krzewicka, Beata
Parnikoza, Ivan
Ivanets, Viktoria
Yevchun, Hanna
Smykla, Jerzy
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This paper documents the occurrence of the genus Umbilicaria in the Argentine Islands–Kyiv Peninsula region of the Graham Coast in the maritime Antarctic. The presence of seven Umbilicaria species (U. africana, U. antarctica, U. aprina, U. decussata, U. kappenii, U. nylanderiana and U. umbilicarioides) in the ice-free areas of the Argentine Islands–Kyiv Peninsula region were confirmed. The species of U. africana and U. aprina are documented from the studied region for the first time. This study moves the southern distribution limit of U. africana about 300 km to the south: to the Argentine Islands–Kyiv Peninsula region. The distribution maps of Umbilicaria species for the studied region and maritime Antarctica are prepared.
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Macrolichens, New records, ITS, Umbilicaria africana, article
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Diversity and distribution of the lichen genus Umbilicaria in the Argentine Islands–Kyiv Peninsula region, the maritime Antarctic / Beata Krzewicka, Ivan Parnikoza, Viktoria Ivanets, Hanna Yevchun & Jerzy Smykla // Scientific Reports. - 2024. - Vol. 14. - Article number: 17310. - https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-024-65806-7