Identification of Corticolous lichens associated with the Argan tree, Argania spinosa, in Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve (Central-Western Morocco)
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Corticolous lichen, Argania spinosa, identification, Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve, MoroccoAbstract
Corticolous lichen research associated with the argan tree has primarily focused on coastal regions within the Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve. Therefore, this study expands to encompass more continental areas. Field surveys conducted within Targua N'Touchka and Bounaamane rural communes and subsequent laboratory identification revealed a total of 11 lichen taxa, namely: Anaptychia ciliaris (L.) Körb. ex A. Massal., Athallia pyracea (Ach.) Arup, Frödén & Søchting, Diploicia canescens (Dicks.) A. Massal., Lecanora campestris (Schaer.) Hue, Physcia sterallis (L.) Nyl, Punctelia sp., Ramalina lacera (With.) J.R. Laundon, Teloschistes chrysophthalmus (L.) Th. Fr., Teloschistes villosus (Ach.) Norman, Tornabea scutellifera (With.) J. R. Laundon, and Xanthoria parietina (L.) Th. Fr. The taxa Anaptychia ciliaris (L.) Körb. ex A. Massal., Physcia sterallis (L.) Nyl, Punctelia sp., and Teloschistes chrysophthalmus (L.) Th. Fr. are newly recorded as associated with the argan tree. This research underscores the necessity for further studies to fully comprehend the composition, ecology, and distribution of corticolous lichen species within the Arganeraie Biosphere Reserve.
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