Ropalospora atroumbrina is found from Russia for the first time. Earlier it is distributed in the Fennoscandia only (Sweden and Finland). Five lichen species are reported new to Murmansk Province: Fuscidea gothoburgensis, Leprocaulon microscopicum, Stereocaulon coniophyllum, Trapelia involuta.
Since the last list of lichens of Murmansk Province (Urbanavichus et al., 2008) that included 1139 lichens and allied fungi, 42 species was added to Province (Urbanavichus, 2010a; Melehin, 2010; 2011). In the course of lichen flora inventory of Murmansk Province in 2011 I found six species that appears to be new to Murmansk Province as they are not treated in G. Urbanavichus et al. (2008). Notes on these findings are presented below.
Materials
The study was conducted in the Central part of the Murmansk Province in territory of the Khibiny Mts., Olenji tundry Mts. and Lapland State Biosphere Reserve (hereinafter Lapland Reserve): Monche-tundra Mts., Chuna-tundra Mts.; during 2011. The lichens determination was carried out in Polar-Alpine Botanical Garden-Institute of Kola Sci Centre of RAS (PABGI) using traditional methods. All specimens are kept in lichenological herbarium of PABGI (KPABG). The nomenclature follows Nordin et al. (2010).
Fuscidea gothoburgensis
On tundra, on stone of rock block.
Specimen examined: Lovosersky District, Olenji tundry Mts. 68.426940 N, 35.737220 E (precision: 10 m), alt. 313 m.
15.07.2011 (KPABG(L)-10213).Fig 1.
F. gothoburgensis is recorded in Russia from the Northern part of Urals Mts. and the Southern Siberia (Urbanavichus, 2010). The closest localities is known from Komi Republics (Hermansson et al., 2006).
Leprocaulon microscopicum
On mountains tundra, on stone of rock block at the bottom of the horizontal slit, in low light conditions.
Specimen examined: Monchegorsky District, Lapland State Reserve, Monche-tundra Mts., the northern slope of the canyon. 67.945556 N, 32.446667 E (precision: 100 m), alt. 500 m. 21.08.2011 (KPABG(L)-10067). Fig 2.
In Russia, this species is known from the Northern part of the European Russia, the Northern part of the Urals Mts., the Southern Siberia and the Southern part of Far East (Urbanavichus, 2010). The closest localities are Karelia (Fadeeva et al., 2007) and Komi Republics (Hermansson et al., 2006).
Ropalospora atroumbrina
On tundra, on stone of rock block.
Specimen examined: Lovosersky district, Olenji tundry Mts., the slope of the Mt. of sourthern exposure. 68.436056 N, 35.706253 E (precision: 100 m), alt.: 370 m. 14.07.2011 (KPABG(L)-10209). Fig 4.
R. atroumbrina is poorly-known species that is restricted to the Fennoscandia - Sweden and Finland (Ekman, 1993).
According to I. Makarova (Opredelitel..., 2004) this species there are in Norway, but in the currently literature it is absent (Nordin et al., 2010).
This species is closely related to Ropalospora lugubris in both habituall and chemicall features ( distinction between these species was given in Ekman, 1993) - this can be used to distinguish R. atroumbrina from other craced-areolate lichens with soralies. Ekman (1993) did`nt provide foto tallom of R. atroumbrina and in Interenet http://www.stridvall.se there is foto of live conditions only. Foto of R. atroumbrina and R. lugubris in dry condition are given (Fig. 4 and 5).
Stereocaulon coniophyllum
On tundra, on plant debirds in curtain of moss on rock block.
Specimen examined: Monchegorsky District, Lapland State Reserve, Chuna-tundra Mts., the northern slope of the Yllchorr Mt. 67.815000 N, 32.417500 E (precision: 100 m), alt.: 700 m. 18.08.2011 (KPABG(L)-9964). Fig 6.
In the Russia, S. coniophyllum is known from the Caucasus only (Urbanavichus, 2010).
Trapelia glebulosa
On meadow birch forests and tundra, on soil.
Specimen examined:
1) Olenegorsky District, Khibiny Mts., the northern slope of the Mt. 67.769722 N, 33.248333 E (precision: 100 m), alt.: 387 m. 02.08.2011 - Basova E.V. (KPABG(L)-9815); some place, the western slope of the Mt. 67.845556 N, 33.415278 E (precision: 100 m), alt.: 600 m. 30.07.2011 - Basova E.V. (KPABG(L)-9824). Fig 7.
2) Monchegorsky District, Lapland State Reserve, Monche-tundra Mts., the slope of the Mt. 67.951390 N, 32.441940 E (precision: 100 m), alt.: 500 m. 20.08.2011 (KPABG(L)-10134).
In Russia this species is know from Northern part of European Russia and Northern part of Far East (Urbanavichus, 2010).
Illustrations:
 Fig. 1. Fuscidea gothoburgensis |
 Fig. 2. Leprocaulon microscopicum |
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 Fig. 4. Ropalospora atroumbrina |
 Fig. 5. Ropalospora lugubris |
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 Fig. 6. Stereocaulon coniophyllum |
 Fig. 7. Trapelia glebulosa |
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