Event Title
Contributions to the Georgia Atlas Lichen Project: A Preliminary Inventory of Five Counties in East-Central Georgia
Faculty Mentor
Taylor Quedensley
Keywords
Taylor Quedensley
Abstract
We surveyed the lichen-forming fungi taxa from Jefferson, Johnson, Montgomery, Treutlen, and Washington counties in East-Central Georgia. Specimens were collected on all substrates and identified at Georgia College using morphological and anatomical comparisons and thin layer chromatography. One hundred thirty-six species were collected from all five counties. The three most species-rich genera collected were Cladonia with 22 species, Parmotrema with 15 species, and Lecanora with nine species. Dibaeis sorediata Kalb and Gierl was collected from Johnson County and this collection is the first record for this species in the United States. These county inventories will be compiled with other county inventories in order to document the lichen-forming fungi diversity in Georgia.
Session Name:
Biological and Environmental Sciences V
Start Date
4-4-2014 2:30 PM
End Date
4-4-2014 3:30 PM
Location
HSB 207
Contributions to the Georgia Atlas Lichen Project: A Preliminary Inventory of Five Counties in East-Central Georgia
HSB 207
We surveyed the lichen-forming fungi taxa from Jefferson, Johnson, Montgomery, Treutlen, and Washington counties in East-Central Georgia. Specimens were collected on all substrates and identified at Georgia College using morphological and anatomical comparisons and thin layer chromatography. One hundred thirty-six species were collected from all five counties. The three most species-rich genera collected were Cladonia with 22 species, Parmotrema with 15 species, and Lecanora with nine species. Dibaeis sorediata Kalb and Gierl was collected from Johnson County and this collection is the first record for this species in the United States. These county inventories will be compiled with other county inventories in order to document the lichen-forming fungi diversity in Georgia.