Scientific publications

Melekhin A.

Lichens new for the Murmansk Region at the northern limit of distribution

// Труды КарНЦ РАН. No 3. Сер. Биогеография. 2026. C. 142-145

Keywords: lichens; new records; calcicolous species; Murmansk Region; northern distribution limit

Three lichen species previously unknown for the Murmansk Region are reported at the northern limit of their distribution and away from areas with their concentrated populations: Lecania naegelii, Porina lectissima, and Psora testacea. Porina lectissima was found in the northeast of the region, and the other two in the Khibiny Mountains. All the species are common in southerner regions of the world.

URL: http://journals.krc.karelia.ru/index.php/biogeo/article/view/1920

DOI: 10.17076/bg1920

Indexed at RSCI, RSCI (WS)

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