New and interesting lichens and allied fungi from British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, and Quebec, Canada

Abstract

Ongoing biogeographical and ecological studies of lichens and allied fungi in Canada have resulted in range extensions throughout the country that are documented here. Four species are reported new to the Territory of Nunavut: Acarospora schleicheri, Buellia ocellata, Melanelixia subaurifera, and Rhizocarpon lecanorinum. New records are reported for five provinces: British Columbia (Microcalicium conversum, Umbilicaria arctica), Nova Scotia (Arthonia hypobela, A. vinosa, Micarea misella, and Sarea difformis), Ontario (Lecanora carpinea, Microcalicium conversum, Sphaerophorous fragilis, and Umbilicaria phaea var. phaea), Prince Edward Island (Ropalospora viridis), and Quebec (Candelariella lutella, Microcalicium arenarium, and Sclerophora peronella). New records representing major range extensions are reported for: Psora globifera, S. peronella, and Xanthomendoza weberi. Pilophorus fibula is also reinstated to the Ontario lichen list.