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The Lichens ofthe Faroes
Vagn Alstrup, Steen N. Christensen, Eric Steen Hansen & Svanhildur Svane
Content
Abstract
Dedication
Introduction
Materials
Geographical and altitudinal distribution of
the lichenflora
Localities and map
The species
Introduced species not established in the
Faroes
Old names
Acknowledgements
Literature
Abstract.
The collections of lichens from the Faroes
in the Danish herbaria have been revised
together with new collections. 471 species,
subspecies and varieties of lichens and 50
species of lichenicolous fungi were found.
Notes are given about the frequency, habi-
tats and distribution of the species, and new
collections are cited for the rarer species.
References are made to the literature of the
subject and the synonyms used in that liter-
ature are listed. New species and new com-
binations are: Carbonea degelii Alstrup sp.
nov., Cercidospora arthroraphidicola Alst-
rup sp. nov., Dactylospora rostrupii
Alstrup sp. nov., Endococcus verrucos-
porus Alstrup sp. nov., Lasiosphaeriopsis
cephalodiorum (Rostrup) Alstrup comb.
nov., Micarea paratropa (Nyl.) Alstrup
comb. nov., Micarea subconfusa (Nyl.)
Alstrup comb. nov. and Roselliniopsis ven-
tosa (Rostrup) Alstrup comb. nov. Another
223 species are new to the area.
Dedication
This work is dedicated to Prof. emer.
Gunnar Degelius, Gðteborg, at the occa-
sion of his 90 years in January 1993, and in
recognition of his valuabel contributions to
the knowledge of the lichens of the
Faroese.
Introduction
The Faroes (Føroyar) are a small group of
islands situated in the North Atlantic Ocean
around 62°N latitude and 7°W longitude.
They consist of 18 inhabited islands and a
great number of skerries. The total land
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