Dwarf shrub expansion and loss of lichens distinctly dominate multi-decadal changes in northern boreal understory plant communities by Tuija Maliniemi, Joonatan Lohi, Janne Alahuhta, Karoliina Huusko, Risto Virtanen

“…Importantly, our results raise concerns about the local disappearance of lichens if the declining trend continues. …”
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Addressing the conundrum of unavailable name-bearing types by David L. Hawksworth

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Cytotoxicity of Alkyl Derivatives of Protocetraric Acid by Danielle Bogo, Glaucia Alcantara, Ana Camila Micheletti, Neli Honda, Maria de Fátima Cepa Matos

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Using target enrichment sequencing to study the higher-level phylogeny of the largest lichen-forming fungi family: Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota) by Felix Grewe, Claudio Ametrano, Todd J. Widhelm, Steven Leavitt, Isabel Distefano, Wetchasart Polyiam, David Pizarro, Mats Wedin, Ana Crespo, Pradeep K. Divakar, H. Thorsten Lumbsch

“…Abstract Parmeliaceae is the largest family of lichen-forming fungi with a worldwide distribution. …”
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Transcriptionally Active Human Papillomavirus in Male Genital Lichen Sclerosus, Penile Intraepithelial Neoplasia, and Penile Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Georgios Kravvas, Boyu Xie, Aiman Haider, Michael Millar, Hussain M Alnajjar, Alex Freeman, Asif Muneer, Christopher B Bunker, Aamir Ahmed

“…Tissue arrays were constructed from male genital lichen sclerosus, undifferentiated and differentiated PeIN, usual-type PeSCC, and unaffected tissues. …”
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The Effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Therapy on Disease signs and Symptoms and Psychological Distress in Women with Oral Lichen Planus by Fatemeh Sarebannezhad, Abdollah Omidi, Zahra Zanjani, Elaheh Ghasemzadeh Hoseini, Narges Gholizadeh

Subjects: “…oral lichen planus…”
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Black and yellow lichen moth (suggested common name) Lycomorpha pholus (Drury) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) by Clare Scott

“…EENY479, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Clare Scott, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this lichen moth common in the Neotropics — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, and mimicry. …”
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Black and yellow lichen moth (suggested common name) Lycomorpha pholus (Drury) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Arctiinae: Lithosiini) by Clare Scott

“…EENY479, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Clare Scott, is part of the Featured Creatures collection. It describes this lichen moth common in the Neotropics — synonymy, distribution, description, life cycle, hosts, and mimicry. …”
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Nitrogen and Metal Ions Accumulation in Two Sensitive Himalayan Lichens From Western Nepal: A Reference for Ecosystem Health Monitoring by Suman Prakash Pradhan, Hirendra Bista, Bishal Lamsal, Nirvik Dotel, Bishnu Prasad Pandey, Subodh Sharma

“…In this study, thalli nitrogen (N) and metal ions contents in the two fruticose lichens (Ramalina intermedia and Usnea cornuta) were quantified, which were collected from a pristine Himalayan forest of Shey Phoksundo National Park of western Nepal. …”
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Racoleus, a new genus of sterile filamentous lichen-forming fungi from the tropics, with observations on the nomenclature and typification of Cystocoleus and Racodium by D.L. Hawksworth, R. Santesson, L. Tibell

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Analyzing sorbitol biosynthesis using a metabolic network flux model of a lichenized strain of the green microalga Diplosphaera chodatii by Hadi Nazem-Bokaee, Erik F. Y. Hom, Sarah Mathews, Cécile Gueidan

“…ABSTRACT Diplosphaera chodatii, a unicellular terrestrial microalga found either free-living or in association with lichenized fungi, protects itself from desiccation by synthesizing and accumulating low-molecular-weight carbohydrates such as sorbitol. …”
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A new genus and species of foliicolous lichen in a new family of Strigulales (Ascomycota: Dothideomycetes) reveals remarkable class-level homoplasy by Shu Hua Jiang, David L. Hawksworth, Robert Lücking, Jiang Chun Wei

“…Abstract Phylogenetic analysis of some foliicolous lichens collected in Hainan Province, China, revealed a new lineage morphologically similar to Porina but phylogenetically related to Strigulaceae (Dothideomycetes), differing from the latter in ascus type. …”
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Tinctoride A, a New Hopan-Type Triterpenoic Peracid from the Thallus of Lichen Parmotrema Tinctorum (Despr. ex Nyl.) Hale by Le-Thuy-Thuy-Trang Hoang, Thanh-Nha Tran, Thi-Phi-Giao Vo, Hoang-Vinh-Truong Phan, Phan-Si-Nguyen Dong, Dinh-Tri Mai, Ngoc-An Nguyen, Thi-Minh-Suong Huynh, Hong Truong Luu, Tien-Dung Le, Minh-Trung Dao, Van-Kieu Nguyen

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Prevalence of prescribing topical corticosteroids to patients with lichen sclerosus following surgery for vulvar cancer: a survey among gynaecologic oncologists in The Netherlands by Féline O. Voss, Karelina L. Groenewegen, Hester Vermaat, Maaike C.G. Bleeker, Marc van Beurden

Subjects: “…Lichen sclerosus…”
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Mapping mycological ignorance – checklists and diversity patterns of fungi known for West Africa by Meike Piepenbring, Jose G. Maciá-Vicente, Jean Evans I. Codjia, Carola Glatthorn, Paul Kirk, Yalemwork Meswaet, David Minter, Boris Armel Olou, Kai Reschke, Marco Schmidt, Nourou Soulemane Yorou

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Beclin-1 as a potential prognostic marker in correlation with E-cadherin in oral lichen planus and oral squamous cell carcinoma: an immunohistochemical analysis by Heba N. Shalash, Radwa R. Hussein, Fatma Seragel-Deen

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Exploring green synthesis of parietin-mediated silver nanoparticles using γ-ray induced Xanthoria parietina foliose extracts for antibacterial potential by Sikander Ali, Alisha Moazzam, Saima Shahzad Mirza, Majid Mahmood, Sibtain Ahmed, Muhammad Usman Ahmad, Gildardo Rivera, Akhtar Rasool Asif, Muhammad Arshad, Mirza Imran Shahzad, Kaynat William, Sundas Sharif

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IMA Genome - F13 by P. Markus Wilken, Janneke Aylward, Ramesh Chand, Felix Grewe, Frances A. Lane, Shagun Sinha, Claudio Ametrano, Isabel Distefano, Pradeep K. Divakar, Tuan A. Duong, Sabine Huhndorf, Ravindra N. Kharwar, H. Thorsten Lumbsch, Sudhir Navathe, Carlos A. Pérez, Nazaret Ramírez-Berrutti, Rohit Sharma, Yukun Sun, Brenda D. Wingfield, Michael J. Wingfield

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Lepidocollema brisbanense (C. Knight) P.M. Jørg., a new record of a corticolous lichen (Pannariaceae, Peltigerales) for Indonesia by Fandri S. Fastanti, Ainun Nadhifah, Muhammad R. Hariri, Suharja, Atik Retnowati

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Natural Hybridization Between <i>Quercus crassipes</i> and <i>Q. crassifolia</i> (Fagaceae) Is a Key Process to Ensure the Biodiversity of Their Associated Lichen Community by Leticia Valencia-Cuevas, Jennie Melhado-Carboney, Efraín Tovar-Sánchez

“…Lichens are organisms whose dynamics take place on terrestrial substrates such as rock, dead wood, living plants, and soil. …”
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