New records of lichens from Middle Urals, Russia

Abstract

Twelve species of lichenized ascomycetes are reported from the Middle Urals, in the limits of Sverdlovsk Region. Anema nummularium and Fellhaneropsis vezdae are new to Russia. Collema dichotomum, Epiphloea byssina and Lemmopsis arnoldiana are new to the Urals; seven species are new to the Middle Urals. Most of the reported lichens are known from one locality only, some of them are regarded as vulnerable.