Stellarangia namibensis (Teloschistaceae) out of the Namib Desert
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https://doi.org/10.3989/ajbm.2638Keywords:
Africa, Biogeography, Caloplaca, lichens, SaharaAbstract
During lichenological fieldwork along the coast of the Atlantic Sahara, Morocco, we collected some remarkably long lobed “Caloplaca” specimens, which turned out to be Stellarangia namibensis. This is the first record of this species in the northern hemisphere, and represents a significant extension of the known range of a lichen previously thought to be endemic to the Namib Desert.
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Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund
Grant numbers 16259610
Rufford Foundation
Grant numbers 17893-1
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Grant numbers CEECINST/00014/2018/CP1512/CT0001