The calicioids of Forillon National Park, Quebec, Canada

Abstract

The distribution of calicioid lichens and fungi is poorly understood in many areas of North America. For example, there were no previously known collections from Forillon National Park in Quebec, Canada. Therefore, we conducted a comprehensive inventory of the calicioid species in this unexplored area and discovered 30 species in nine genera. One species, Chaenothecopsis oregana, 15 new to eastern North America; two species, Calicium denigratum and Sclerophora coniophaea, are new to Quebec; and one species, Sclerophora peronella, is listed under Schedule 1 of the Canadian Species at Risk Act. We present an annotated checklist and a key to the calicioid species of Forillon National Park.