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Eight species of lichens and seven lichenicolous fungi are reported for the first time for St. Petersburg, the whole Leningrad Region or its western or eastern parts. The lichen Xylographa septentrionalis is reported for the first time for Russia, Europe and Asia, the lichenicolous fungus Skyttea gregaria is new for Russia, the lichen Xylographa pallens, lichenicolous fungi Didymellopsis collematum and Intralichen lichenicola are new for the North-Western European Russia. The most interesting records are briefly discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Forty-one species of lichens and two lichenicolous fungi are reported from the Pskov Region. Of them, thirty-nine species are new for the region, including Lempholemma dispansum - a rare species with scattered distribution, previously recorded only once in the European Russia in the 19th century. The most important findings are confined to ancient limestone outcrops and old manor parks: these habitats are also promising for further investigations, taking in account high level of anthropogenic transformation of the Pskov Region. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The lichen biota of the Zeysky Nature Reserve (southern Russian Far East) was studied in the course of geobotanical expedition. In total 36 species of lichens and one lichenicolous fungus are reported for the first time for the reserve. Among them 19 are new to the Amur Region. Parmelia asiatica is reported for the first time for the southern Russian Far East, Cladonia norvegica - for the Asian part of Russia, Tuckermannopsis gilva - for Russia, Melanohalea laciniatula - for Asia. Four species are included in the Red Data Book of Russian Federation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Thirteen species and one variety of lichens, nine lichenicolous and two saprobic fungi are reported for the first time for St. Petersburg, the whole Leningrad Region or its western or eastern parts. The lichens Bacidina brandii, B. neosquamulosa, Porina leptalea, Rinodina aspersa and the lichenicolous fungus Scutula dedicata are reported for the first time for Russia, lichenicolous fungus Lichenoconium aeruginosum - for European Russia, the lichen Tetramelas chloroleucus, lichenicolous fungi Lichenoconium pyxidatae and Tremella cetrariicola are new for the North-Western European Russia. The most interesting records are briefly discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Eighteen species of lichens and five lichenicolous fungi are reported here for the Leningrad Region or Saint Petersburg. Of them, the lichens Absconditella delutula , Calogaya pusilla , Flavoplaca flavocitrina and Rinodina colobina are new for the North-Western European Russia, and the lichenicolous species Abrothallus parmeliarum , Diploschistes muscorum , Lichenochora cf. polycoccoides and Nieslia peltigericola – for the Leningrad Region; Cladonia novochlorophaea and Lichenodiplis lecanorae are reported for the first time for Saint Petersburg. The most noteworthy records are briefly discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Fifty-one species of lichenicolous fungi are reported from Kamchatka, all but three being new to the area. Epinephroma gen. nov., Endococcus peltigericola sp. nov. (on Peltigera membranacea), Epinephroma kamchatica sp. nov. (on Nephroma parile) and Stigmidium buelliae sp. nov. (on Buellia disciformis) are described as new to science. Phoma lobariicola is new to Asia and Russia, Epicladonia stenospora, Plectocarpon peltigerae, Sphaerellothecium propinquellum and Tremella cetrariicola are new to Asia, Zwackhiomyces sphinctrinoides is new to Russia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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