A new checklist of lichenized fungi occurring in Thailand

Kawinnat Buaruang,Jutarat Kalb,Mattika Sodamuk,Achariya Rangsiruji,Muthita Molsil,Phimpha Nirongbut,Vasun Poengsungnoen,Ek Sangvichien,Klaus Kalb,Pachara Mongkolsuk,Natwida Duangphui,Kansri Boonpragob,André Aptroot,Sanya Meesim,Khwanruan Naksuwankul,Theerapat Luangsuphabool,Sittiporn Parnmen,Phimpisa Phraphuchamnong,Kajohnsak Vongshewarat,Wetchasart Polyiam,Wanaruk Saipunkaew,Ekaphan Kraichak,Robert Lüecking ,Supatra Phokaeo,H Thorsten Lumbsch

doi:10.3897/mycokeys.23.12666

Abstract

A new revised checklist of lichenized fungi in Thailand is presented, including 1,292 species. Recent work on the taxonomy of these organisms in Thailand resulted in an enormous increase in our knowledge of the lichen biota of the country – the current checklist includes more than twice as many species as the previous catalogue published 15 years ago – and phylogenetic studies resulted in numerous changes in the generic classification of lichenized fungi. Hence, a new checklist is here presented summarizing the current knowledge of lichens in Thailand. Six new records are reported, viz. Acanthothecis salazinica, Bactrospora metabola, Buellia parastata, Diploschistes cinereocaesius, Rolfidium coccocarpioides, and Trapelia placodioides. Five previously recorded species, namely Lecanora carpinea, Platismatia glauca, P. lacunosa, P. tuckermanii and Roccella phycopsis are shown to be based on misidentifications and are excluded from the checklist. Three new combinations of species previously placed in Pertusaria to Lepra are proposed: L. bulolensis (A.W.Archer, Elix & Streimann) Schmitt & Lumbsch, L. patellifera (A.W.Archer) Schmitt & Lumbsch, and L. subventosa (Malme) Schmitt & Lumbsch. Asia, biodiversity, lichens, new records, taxonomy

Highlights

The lichen flora of Thailand is rich due to the numerous habitats with high diversity especially in montane forests and coastal forests and the fact that it includes monsoonal, seasonal dry habitats, tropical lowland forests in the south and subtropical habitats in northern montane forests
Recent work on the taxonomy of these organisms in Thailand resulted in an enormous increase in our knowledge of the lichen biota of the country – the current checklist includes more than twice as many species as the previous catalogue published 15 years ago – and phylogenetic studies resulted in numerous changes in the generic classification of lichenized fungi
A new checklist is here presented summarizing the current knowledge of lichens in Thailand

Summary

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Kawinnat Buaruang1, Kansri Boonpragob1, Pachara Mongkolsuk1, Ek Sangvichien1, Kajohnsak Vongshewarat1, Wetchasart Polyiam1, Achariya Rangsiruji2, Wanaruk Saipunkaew3, Khwanruan Naksuwankul4, Jutarat Kalb5, Sittiporn Parnmen6, Ekaphan Kraichak7, Phimpisa Phraphuchamnong1, Sanya Meesim1, Theerapat Luangsuphabool1, Phimpha Nirongbut1, Vasun Poengsungnoen1, Natwida Duangphui1, Mattika Sodamuk1, Supatra Phokaeo1, Muthita Molsil1, André Aptroot8, Klaus Kalb9, Robert Lücking10, H. Thorsten Lumbsch11 Academic editor: C. Gueidan | Received 11 March 2017 | Accepted 13 April 2017 | Published 9 June 2017 Citation: Buaruang K, Boonpragob K, Mongkolsuk P, Sangvichien E, Vongshewarat K, Polyiam W, Rangsiruji A, Saipunkaew W, Naksuwankul K, Kalb J, Parnmen S, Kraichak E, Phraphuchamnong P, Meesim S, Luangsuphabool T, Nirongbut P, Poengsungnoen V, Duangphui N, Sodamuk M, Phokaeo S, Molsil M, Aptroot A, Kalb K, Lücking R, Lumbsch HT (2017) A new checklist of lichenized fungi occurring in Thailand. MycoKeys 23: 1–91. https://doi. org/10.3897/mycokeys.23.12666 Copyright Kawinnat Buaruang et al This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Introduction

The checklist

New combinations

Doubtful species