ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Notes on the Ramalina pollinaria group (Ramalinaceae, Ascomycota) in Poland, with the first records of R. arsenii from the country
1
Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Faculty of
Biology, University of Gdańsk, Wita Stwosza 59, 80-308 Gdańsk,
Poland
2
Environmental Survey Laboratory EKOPROJEKT, Nowica 24, 14-405
Wilczęta, Poland
Submission date: 2026-03-16
Acceptance date: 2026-06-14
Online publication date: 2026-07-31
Publication date: 2026-07-31
Plant and Fungal Systematics 2026; 71(1): 75-82
KEYWORDS
ABSTRACT
The Ramalina pollinaria group is comprised of three species in Poland: R. arsenii,
R. europaea and R. pollinaria. Their presence in the country is confirmed by sequencing
the nuITS rDNA barcode marker. Ramalina arsenii is reported from Poland for the first
time and this is the first corticolous record of this species. All species are characterized
and compared morphologically.
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