New and noteworthy reports of lichens and allied fungi to Colorado (U.S.A.), including descriptions of two species new to science

Autores/as

  • Erin A. Manzitto-Tripp University of Colorado
  • Jacob L. Watts University of Colorado
  • Seth J. Raynor University of Colorado

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v19.i4.1438

Resumen

Las Montañas Rocosas del sur de Colorado y las llanuras altas adyacentes albergan algunos de los ecosistemas naturales más vastos, intactos y menos alterados que quedan en el oeste de los Estados Unidos. Además, Colorado se encuentra entre los 10 estados de EE. UU. con mayor porcentaje de terreno de dominio público, lo que le confiere una larga tradición en materia de conservación, gestión e investigación del territorio, así como un gran interés por la historia natural. A pesar de los amplios conocimientos adquiridos sobre la biota de Colorado durante el siglo pasado, los líquenes de Colorado nunca han sido inventariados de forma exhaustiva y completa, más allá de los esfuerzos limitados geográfica y/o temporalmente realizados por un puñado de estudiosos a lo largo de los años. Hace dos años, iniciamos un estudio a gran escala de la biota de líquenes del estado, centrándonos en todos los ecosistemas, altitudes, regiones geográficas y sustratos. Nuestras recolecciones de campo y los posteriores esfuerzos de identificación han revelado la magnitud de la tarea que tenemos por delante: un primer inventario completo y exhaustivo de los líquenes. Aquí describimos dos nuevas especies de Caloplaca s.l. para la ciencia, Tassiloa friogranitica y Pyrenodesmia praemonatana, proporcionamos evaluaciones de conservación de la UICN para ambas y discutimos sus afinidades morfológicas y moleculares con sus parientes cercanos. Por último, informamos sobre 32 especies de líquenes y hongos afines documentadas por primera vez en Colorado, según nuestro conocimiento, junto con otras 17 especies que solo se conocían por una o varias colecciones preexistentes en el estado.

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Manzitto-Tripp, E. A., Watts, J. L., & Raynor, S. J. (2025). New and noteworthy reports of lichens and allied fungi to Colorado (U.S.A.), including descriptions of two species new to science. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, 19(4), 389–418. https://doi.org/10.17348/jbrit.v19.i4.1438