Additions and corrections to the lichen mycobiota of the subantarctic Prince Edward Islands

Fifteen species are reported as new to the subantarctic Prince Edward Islands (47 degrees S, 38 degrees E). Of these 12 are added to the known lichens of Prince Edward Island, and four are added to the Marion Island species list. Two species are new to science, viz. Gyalecta azorellae Ovstedal, with 1-3-septate ascospores, and Verrucaria efflorescens Ovstedal, with goniocysts and a massive hypothallus

Additions and corrections to the lichens of Antarctica and South Georgia

The taxonomic listing given in Lichens of Antarctica and South Georgia (Øvstedal & Lewis Smith 2001) has been updated. 17 additional taxa of lichenised fungi are described, including several nomenclatural changes. 14 of these are considered as new records for the Antarctic and one is new to South Georgia. One is described as new to science

The lichens of Marion and Prince Edward Islands

A total of 100 lichen species are listed for the islands. Six species are described as new to science: Arctomia subantarctica Øvstedal, Arthothelium evanescens Øvstedal, Coccotrema stellata Øvstedal, Ramonia subantarctica Øvstedal, Thelocarpon subantarcticum Øvstedal and Verrucaria umbilicata Øvstedal. Four new combinations are made: Amandinea subplicata (Nyl.) Øvstedal, Poeltinula cerebrinella (Nyl.) Øvstedal, Verrucaria nigra (Müll. Arg.) Øvstedal (from Cape Horn) and Verrucaria tesselata (Dodge) Øvstedal (from Heard Island). One third of the islands' lichen species also occur in the Northern Hemisphere. Of the Southern Hemisphere species, 24 are exclusively known from areas to the east of the islands (Kerguelen Province Islands, Australia, New Zealand, contrasting to only six species recorded exclusively to the west (South Georgia, Antarctic Peninsula). This suggests a distribution against the present predominantly westerly winds. The large number of seemingly endemic species is suggested to indicate the incomplete knowledge of the lichen floras of the sub-Antarctic islands.

Lichens of sub-Antarctic Heard Island

A tota1 of 71 lichen species in 42 genera are listed for the island. Three species are described as new: “Arctomia” latispora Øvstedal, Fellhaneropsis subantarctica Øvstedal and Stereocaulon heardii Øvstedal. More than half of the species are restricted to the southern cold zone (Antarctica and sub-Antarctic islands).

A new species of Cresponea (Roccellaceae, Ascomycota) from Gough Island

The new species, Cresponea sorediata Elix, Øvstedal & Gremmen, based on material from Gough Island, is described. It is characterized by a sorediate thallus, but no apothecia has been found. The diagnostic substances of the new species are usnic acid, isousnic acid and consimonyellin