| Sticta brevior | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Ascomycota |
| Class: | Lecanoromycetes |
| Order: | Peltigerales |
| Family: | Peltigeraceae |
| Genus: | Sticta |
| Species: | S. brevior |
| Binomial name | |
| Sticta brevior B.Moncada & Lücking (2013) | |
Sticta brevior is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
The lichen was formally described as a new species in by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking. The type specimen was collected from the Vereda La Candelaria (La Plata, Huila) at an altitude of 2,300 m (7,500 ft). [1]
In a time-calibrated chronogram of the phylogeny of the genus Sticta , Sticta brevior was most closely related to S. isidokunthii and a clade containing S. impressula , S. galowayana , and S. phyllidokunthii . [2] Sticta pseudoimpressula , described as new to science from Bolivia in 2022, is also closely related. [3]
Discovered in the Colombian Andes, Sticta brevior typically thrives in semi-exposed microsites within (sub-)andine forests bordering páramo vegetation at elevations ranging from 2,300 to 3,600 m (7,500 to 11,800 ft). It is predominantly found in the Cordillera Central and the Cordillera Occidental regions, spanning sub-andine, andine, and páramo regions. While it usually grows as an epiphyte, it may occasionally grow on the ground, often in close proximity to liverworts of the family Lejeuneaceae, and the genera Frullania and Jubula , as well as Sphagnum mosses. Additionally, it has been observed growing near the ground on Blechnum ferns. [1]
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Sticta emmanueliana is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Hawaii, it was described as a new species in 2020 by Bibiana Moncada, Robert Lücking, and H. Thorsten Lumbsch. The specific epithet honours the Belgian lichenologist Emmanuël Sérusiaux, "on the occasion of his official retirement from formal duties".
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Sticta harrisii is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Puerto Rico, it was formally described as a new species in 2020 by Joel Mercado‐Díaz, Bibiana Moncada, and Robert Lücking The type specimen was collected by the first author in El Yunque National Forest. The lichen is only known to occur in high-elevation forests at this location and also in Carite State Forest, where it typically grows as an epiphyte on Heterotrichum cymosum, Cecropia schreberian, vines, ferns, and occasionally on rocks. The specific epithet harrisii honours lichenologist Richard C. Harris, "who prepared the first formal taxonomic treatment of lichens for the island and the first key to species of Sticta in Puerto Rico".
Sticta arachnofuliginosa is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Central America and South America, it was formally described by Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking in 2012. The type specimen was collected near the Laguna de Chisacá at an altitude of 3,734 m (12,251 ft). The lichen, which usually grows on bark but has also been recorded growing on soil, tends to associates with liverworts from the genera Metzgeria, Lepicolea, Plagiochila, as well as the lichen Heterodermia circinalis. It has been recorded from páramo, and temperate forests at elevations ranging from 2,300 and 4,050 m. The specific epithet alludes to its resemblance to Sticta fuliginosa.
Sticta isidiokunthii is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in the South American Andes, it was formally described by Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking in 2012. The type specimen was collected by the first author in the Chingaza National Natural Park (Cundinamarca) at an altitude of 3,430 m (11,250 ft). The lichen occurs in the Andes of Bolivia and Colombia at elevations between 2,290 and 3,600 m. It grows on the bark of shrubs and small trees, often associated with liverworts in the genera Metzgeria and Microlejeunea, as well as lichens from the genera Erioderma, Leptogium, and Sticta. The specific epithet refers to its resemblance to Sticta kunthii and the fact that it makes isidia.
Sticta papillata is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Colombia, it was formally described by Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking in 2012. The type specimen was collected in the páramo of Villapinzón (Cundinamarca) at an altitude of 3,200 m (10,500 ft). It is only known to occur in the Colombian Andes, in the Cordillera Occidental and the Cordillera Oriental, at elevations between 2,720–3,200 m (8,920–10,500 ft). The lichen grows on the bark of shrubs and trees, often in association with liverworts of the genera Radula and Metzgeria, as well as Leptogium lichens. The specific epithet refers to the characteristic papillae that occur on the cells of the basal membrane of the cyphellae.
Sticta rhizinata is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Colombia, it was formally described by Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking in 2012. It is a member of the Sticta weigelii species complex. The type specimen was collected in Chingaza National Natural Park (Cundinamarca) at an altitude of 3,430 m (11,250 ft). The lichen is only known to occur in the Andes of Colombia at altitudes between 2,300 and 3,720 m. Here it grows on the ground, often associated with bryophytes of the genera Plagiochila, Frullania, Metzgeria, Campylopus, and Dicranum. Frequent lichen associates include Everniastrum, Hypotrachyna, and Peltigera. The specific epithet rhizinata refers to its conspicuous rhizines.
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Dendriscosticta is a genus of foliose lichens in the family Peltigeraceae. The genus was circumscribed in 2013 by lichenologists Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking with Dendriscosticta wrightii assigned as the type species. The genus, a segregate of Sticta, was created to contain species in the Sticta wrightii clade. Dendriscosticta has a sister taxon relationship with the genera Yoshimuriella and Lobariella. Dendriscosticta is distinguished from Sticta by the presence of algae in the excipulum.
Sticta atroandensis is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
Sticta lumbschiana is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
Sticta macrocyphellata is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
Sticta parahumboldtii is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
Sticta pseudohumboldtii is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in the Colombian Andes.
Sticta viviana is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in Colombia, where it grows on the branches and twigs of shrubs and treelets in high-elevation páramo habitat.
Lobariella pallida is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It was first formally described in 1822 by English botanist William Jackson Hooker, as a member of the genus Sticta. Bibiana Moncada and Robert Lücking transferred it to the genus Lobariella in 2011. The lichen occurs in páramo regions of Central and South America, where it grows on twigs and thin stems of shrubs and small trees. It is the most common species in its genus. Although it typically grows in association with other lichens, its quite loose attachment to its substrate means it does not take up much surface space.
Yoshimuriella peltigera is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It occurs in neotropical mountainous rainforests.
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