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SAID AMRANI1, ASMA NACER1, NAZHAT-EZZAMANE NOUREDDINE † & MARK R. D. SEAWARD2*
Lichenological exploration of Algeria: historical overview and annotated bibliography,
1799 – 2013
Abstract
Amrani S., Nacer A., Noureddine N.-E. & Seaward M. R. D.: Lichenological exploration of Algeria: historical overview and annotated bibliography, 1799–2013. – Willdenowia 45: 15–34. 2015. – Version of record irst published
online on 20 February 2015 ahead of inclusion in April 2015 issue; ISSN 1868-6397; © 2015 BGBM Berlin-Dahlem.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3372/wi.45.45102
Despite more than two centuries of almost uninterrupted surveys and studies of Algerian lichenology, the history and
lichen diversity of Algeria are still poorly understood. During the preparation of a forthcoming checklist of Algerian
lichens it was considered necessary to provide the present historical overview of lichenological exploration of the
country from 1799 to 2013, supported by a reasonably comprehensive annotated bibliography of 171 titles.
Additional key words: North Africa, Mediterranean, Sahara, lichens, history of lichenology
† Sadly, our colleague and co-author Nazhat-Ezzamane Noureddine (1967 – 2013),
to whom we dedicate this paper, died before it could be published.
Introduction
By their ability to thrive in a wide, often extreme variety
of habitats, lichens provide a rich mosaic of colour and
play an important role in ecosystems. These composite
organisms, the product of a successful alliance between
a fungus and an alga and/or a cyanobacterium, form a
signiicant part of biological biodiversity. Currently it is
conservatively estimated that there are 20 000 lichenized
and lichenicolous fungi worldwide (Feuerer & Hawksworth 2007), but this number is steadily growing with the
intensiication of research on these interesting organisms
and the exploration of geographic areas hitherto not or
only poorly studied.
Although lichens are more noticeable in hot and
cold deserts, high altitudes, tundra zones, seashores and
even in unpolluted urban areas, their worldwide occurrence and ecological importance cannot be underestimated, since they: (1) enrich the environment by providing moisture, energy, carbon and phosphorus, as well as
nitrogen in the case of nitrogen-ixing species; (2) participate in soil formation and stabilization by means of
physico-chemical weathering of rocks and their ability to
aggregate soil particles; (3) provide a food resource for
invertebrates and some vertebrates; and (4) provide habitats and shelter for insects and a source of nest-building
material for many birds.
Lichens have often been neglected in the past, but
in recent decades they have been the subject of renewed
interest from the scientiic community. Unfortunately,
for Algeria, where the territory has been largely underexplored and would undoubtedly contain many new spe-
1 Laboratoire de Biologie du Sol, Faculté des Sciences Biologiques, Université des Sciences et de la Technologie Houari Boumediène, BP 32 El Alia, Alger 16111, Algeria; e-mail: said_amrani@yahoo.com; asma2n@gmail.com
2 School of Life Sciences, University of Bradford, Bradford BD7 1DP, United Kingdom; *e-mail: m.r.d.seaward@bradford.ac.uk
(author for correspondence).
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cies to discover, work on lichen diversity
has aroused little interest among Algerian
scientists. In an attempt to provide a new
impetus to lichenological research in Algeria, which has sufered from the absence
of a recent lichen lora, catalogue or even
a checklist, we are currently compiling
a checklist from a wide range of sources,
particularly published ones. During our researches we thought it necessary in the irst
instance to publish a historical overview
and an annotated bibliography relating to
an appreciable body of knowledge that already exists on Algerian lichens. This list of
references is by no means exhaustive, but
does include primary sources of published
material; a complementary list of titles will
accompany the Checklist of Algerian li
chens currently in preparation.
Historical overview of lichenological exploration of Algeria
18th and 19th centuries
The study of lichens of Algeria is a relatively old activity dating back to the irst written
contribution in 1799 by René Desfontaines Fig. 1. Map of Algeria showing the 48 current administrative districts (or wilayates) and their bioclimatic status. Those districts numbered in red have been
(1750 – 1833) in his Flora atlantica (lichen the subject of more detailed lichenological exploration. See Table 1 for the full
section pp. 417 – 420), based on a scientiic list of districts as numbered on the map.
journey of more than two years he made between Tunisia and Algeria, mainly exploring coastal ar- that of Michel Durieu de Maisonneuve (1796 – 1878) –
eas and part of the N Sahara (Fig. 1). As a consequence, see below. In this work, Montagne identiied 29 genera
Desfontaines (1799) reported almost 30 lichens (or rather and almost 180 taxa, including two genera and 18 spemorphological groups of lichens), more than half of which cies new to science.
were recorded from Algeria.
Between 1853 and 1887, numerous authors (NyA further 36 years elapsed before the next contribu- lander 1853, 1854, 1858b, 1864, 1878; Jourdan 1866,
tion by Adolph Steinheil (1810 – 1839), who spent 18 1867, 1872; Paris 1871; Brongniart 1882; Gandoger
months in the area of Bône (currently Annaba) (Fig. 1), 1883; Trabut 1887) contributed to our knowledge of Alwhere he discovered 11 lichen taxa (Steinheil 1834). gerian lichens. Among these authors, one whose contriSoon after, the naturalist Camille
Montagne (1784 – 1866), a member, Table 1. The 48 current administrative districts (or wilayates) in Algeria, cited as
D1, D2, etc. in the text and indicated by number on the map in Fig. 1.
like Steinheil, of the Scientiic Com1 Adrar
13 Tlemcen
25 Constantine
37 Tindouf
mittee for the Exploration of Algeria
2
Chlef
14
Tiaret
26
Médéa
38 Tissemsilt
(SCEA), published a paper (Montagne
3 Laghouat
15 Tizi Ouzou
27 Mostaganem
39 El Oued
1838) listing 17 lichens collected by
Alexandre Roussel (1795 – 1874) in
4 El Bouaghi 16 Alger (Algiers) 28 M’Sila
40 Khenchela
the Algiers area and four lichens by
5 Batna
17 Djelfa
29 Mascara
41 Souk Ahras
Jean Guyon (1794 – 1870) in the Con6 BéjaÏa
18 Jijel
30 Quargla
42 Tipaza
stantine area. The irst major contribu7 Biskra
19 Sétif
31 Oran
43 Mila
tion to the study of lichens of Algeria
8 Béchar
20 SaÏda
32 El Bayadh
44 Ain Dela
was provided by Montagne (1846),
who authored the lichen section (pp.
9 Blida
21 Skikda
33 Illizi
45 Naáma
198 – 295) of the Cryptogamie volume 10 Bouira
22 Sidi Bel Abbès 34 Bordj Bou Arreridj 46 Ain Témouchent
of the Flore d’Algérie, based on re- 11 Tamanrasset 23 Annaba
35 Boumerdès
47 Ghardaia
ports made by members of the SCEA,
12 Tébessa
24 Guelma
36 El Tarf
48 Relizane
although his name has been eclipsed by
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butions were most signiicant is undoubtedly the famous
Finnish lichenologist William Nylander (1822 – 1899);
even though he never visited Algeria, he considerably
extended our understanding of its lichens due to his
examination of the numerous specimens sent to him
by plant collectors who explored the country, such as
Benjamin Balansa (1825 – 1892), Aristide-Horace Letourneux (1820 – 1890) and Johan Norrlin (1842 – 1917).
In less than 25 years, Nylander published ive contributions dealing more or less with Algerian lichens, two of
which are of particular importance. In his Études sur les
lichens de l ’Algérie, Nylander (1854) listed 167 taxa,
including 141 attributed to Durieu de Maisonneuve (see
above), and Symbolae quaedam ad lichenographiam
sahariensem (Nylander 1878), concentrating mainly on
lichens of desert areas of Algeria, where he enumerated
c. 50 species, including 17 new to science. He also published Lichenes algerienses novi (Nylander 1853) and
integrated the Algerian lichens hitherto known in his
Prodromus lichenographiae Galliae et Algeriae (Nylander 1858b).
The early 1890s saw the emergence of the works of
one of the scientists who contributed the most to Algerian lichenology, namely Camille Flagey (1837 – 1898).
Established as a civil engineer in 1884 in Constantine (E
Algeria), he studied the lichens, mainly of that area, for
15 years, his irst published contribution being Herbori
sation lichénologique dans les environs de Constantine
(Algérie) (Flagey 1888). He is better known for his three
fascicles of exsiccatae (Flagey 1891a – b, 1892, 1895)
and his Catalogue des lichens d’Algérie (Flagey 1896)
published as part of Flore de l’Algérie. For his catalogue, Flagey drew on his own observations, mainly in
the region of Constantine, and on those of Montagne;
he also duly acknowledged the support of Nylander,
Ferdinand Arnold (1828 – 1901) and Ernst Stizenberger
(1827 – 1895) in its compilation. In doing so, he increased
the number of lichen taxa for Algeria from the 180 recognized by Montagne to almost 650. Flagey’s catalogue has
remained to this day the most comprehensive compilation of Algerian lichens.
Almost simultaneously with the publication of
Flagey’s catalogue, Julius Steiner (1844 – 1918) published
two important contributions on Algerian lichens, namely
Ein Beitrag zur Flechtenlora der Sahara (Steiner 1895),
which lists 18 taxa, including four species new to science,
and Zweiter Beitrag zur Flechtenlora Algiers (Steiner
1902), which lists 60 taxa, including a new genus, Gono
hymenia J. Steiner, and 11 species new to science.
20th century
In addition to Steiner (1902), the irst half of the 20th
century saw the publication of a large number of contributions on Algerian lichens (Gandoger 1883; Zahlbruckner 1904; Flahault 1906; Maheu 1906; Bouly de Lesdain
1907, 1909, 1911, 1939; Lapie 1909; Battandier & al.
1914; Maire 1916, 1933; Hue 1921; Tits 1925; Maire &
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Senevet 1928; Szatala 1929; Andreanszky 1934; Maire &
Wilczek 1935; Werner 1939, 1941, 1949; Dubuis & Faurel 1945). Almost all of these contributions were based
on explorations of limited or small geographic areas, but
some included the discovery of several new lichen species. Among these reports, the contribution of Bénédict
Hochreutiner (1873 – 1959) should be highlighted; the lichens he collected from Algeria in 1901, including a new
species, Physcia hochreutineri Zahlbr., were identiied by
Alexander Zahlbruckner (1860 – 1938); see Zahlbruckner
in Hochreutiner (1904).
In the same period, Roger-Guy Werner (1901 – 1977),
although involved primarily in a study of North African
lichens, particularly those of Morocco, added considerably to our knowledge of Algerian lichens through his
phytogeographical analyses of the region, including four
that were more closely related to Algeria (Werner 1939,
1941, 1949, 1956).
The second half of the 20th century saw the publication of an even larger number of contributions of quantitative and qualitative importance (Faurel & al. 1951a, b,
1952, 1953a – c, 1954; Faurel & Schotter 1954; Collenot
& al. 1960; Werner 1975; Schwarz 1976; Semadi 1983,
1989; Esnault 1985; Esnault & Roux 1987; Egea 1989;
Zouaoui 1989; Egea & al. 1990; Haluwyn & LetrouitGalinou 1990; Haluwyn & al. 1994). Of these contributions, it is important to highlight those of Faurel & al.
(1951a, 1953a, 1954), published under the title of “Matériaux pour la lore lichénologique d’Algérie et de Tunisie”,
which attempted to lay the foundation for a true lichen
lora of Algeria and Tunisia, a project seemingly impaired
by the Algerian War of Independence (1954 – 1962).
Following that conlict, 13 years elapsed before the
publication of contributions dealing with Algerian lichens, the irst of which was that of Werner (1975) based
on his examination of six lichens collected by René Maire
(1878 – 1959), including Lecanora chlarotera Nyl., new
to the country. This contribution was quickly followed by
that of Schwarz (1976), who undertook a lichenological
survey in the mountains of the desert area of Tamanrasset
(D11) and found c. 20 taxa, all of which were previously
known from Algeria.
The irst contributions by an Algerian researcher to
our knowledge of Algerian lichens were undertaken by
Semadi (1983, 1989) within the framework of his doctorate theses. In both contributions he surveyed lichens in the
area of Annaba (D25), from where he reported 88 taxa.
Another important Algerian contribution was provided
by Zouaoui (1989) within the framework of his master’s
thesis on the lichens of the Akfadou and Beni-Ghobri forests (D15 & D9), in which he lists 147 taxa, 66 of them
new to Algeria. These proved to be the exception during the period 1980 – 2000, as other important published
contributions on Algerian lichens resulted mainly from
the work of foreign lichenologists, particularly those of
French and Spanish origin. The irst and most important
French contribution was the doctorate thesis of Esnault
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(1985), which concentrated on the genus Aspicilia A.
Massal. in Algeria. In this thesis, Esnault enumerated 39
Aspicilia taxa (34 named and four considered new to science), of which 24 were new to Algeria and 17 were new
to North Africa; resulting from this work one year later
was the description of Amygdalaria tellensis Esnault &
Cl. Roux, new to science (Esnault & Roux 1987). Other
French contributions from this period were those of the
van Haluwyn group (Haluwyn & Letrouit-Galinou 1990;
Haluwyn & al. 1994) undertaken in NE Algeria, the latter including Waynea stoechadiana (Abassi & Cl. Roux)
Cl. Roux & P. Clerc, a species new to Africa. However,
two contributions by Algerians on the lichen lora of the
industrial area centred on Annaba (D23) were also published during this period (Semadi & Tahar 1995; Semadi
& al. 1997).
21st century
Since the beginning of this century, about 25 published
contributions and theses on the biodiversity of Algerian
lichens have appeared. The irst and most important ones
were those of Alonso & Egea (2003) and Rahali (2003),
which enumerated respectively 74 and 62 species, all
probably already known from Algeria. The most recent
publications on Algerian lichens have resulted from the
work of Algerian teams (Fadel & al. 2010; Ait Hammou
& al. 2011; Rebbas & al. 2011; Serradj & al. 2013; Slimani & al. 2013), all of whom, unfortunately, studied previously explored areas and did not lead to the discovery of
species new to science, or indeed new to Algeria.
Besides those authors who have explored Algeria
irst-hand in search of lichens or who have investigated
specimens provided by other collectors, one must not
forget those who have contributed to our knowledge by
their meticulous investigation of herbarium specimens.
For example, Navarro-Rosinés & al. (2000) assigned an
Algerian specimen from the Werner Herbarium to a new
species, Caloplaca calcitrapa Nav.-Ros. & al., and Rico
& al. (2007) assigned Algerian material from the Esnault
Herbarium to Aspicilia uxoris (Werner) V. J. Rico & al., a
new combination for a species known from Algeria, Morocco and Spain. Similarly, one should not forget those
authors who, although not directly involved in the study
of Algerian lichens, have included them in their works
(e.g. Hue 1890, 1891, 1892, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901; Harmand 1905a, b, 1907, 1909, 1913; Ozenda & Clauzade
1970; Vouaux 1912, 1914).
Further considerations
Despite the numerous lichen surveys of, and collections
from, Algeria before and after independence, there is
no oicial lichen herbarium to support lichenological
research within Algeria. Unfortunately, those herbaria
(e.g. Faurel, Flagey, Maire) established during the colonial period, and stored at the Faculty of Sciences of
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Algiers, were all transferred to France before independence and this material is to be found in several herbaria
(e.g. MARS, MPU, P, STR – codes according to Thiers
2014+). Furthermore, as regards the collections made in
surveys carried out since independence, voucher specimens for detailed study by foreign lichenologists are
currently housed in institutional herbaria (e.g. Egea and
his research group in MUB) or personal herbaria (e.g.
Esnault, van Haluwyn, Letrouit-Galinou), not all easily
accessible. Furthermore, in the absence of a national repository, Algerian lichenologists retain personal herbaria
that are not necessarily accessible, and their quality and
sustainability cannot be guaranteed. A national herbarium in Algeria is clearly a prerequisite to support future
lichenological research in the country.
As elsewhere in the world, lichen diversity in Algeria
is threatened mainly by pollution, reduction in natural
habitats, and climate change. A further threat is intensive
harvesting of marketable species, such as Pseudevernia
furfuracea (L.) Zopf, which is used as a spice for cooking, as a perfume base for several cosmetic preparations,
or as a substitute for incense. To protect such lichens,
Algeria has enacted a law prohibiting the unauthorized
collection of about 100 taxa (RADP 2012).
Perhaps one of the reasons for the limited knowledge
of Algerian lichens by the international scientiic community is that the vast majority of contributions before
and after independence have been written in French rather than English.
It is clear from our literature survey that, whatever
the period considered, most of the studies undertaken
on Algerian lichens have led to the discovery of species
which, if not new to science, are at least new to Algeria.
Such discoveries lead one to believe that Algeria is rather poorly explored from a lichenological point of view
and almost certainly contains many lichen taxa yet to be
discovered. We trust that this brief historical review and
comprehensive annotated bibliography, together with the
forthcoming Checklist of Algerian lichens, will encourage scientists to investigate an important component of
Algeria’s biodiversity and to make it better known to the
world’s scientiic community.
Acknowledgements
We are most grateful to the staf of various libraries, particularly Harvard University (Botany), Wisconsin University, American Philosophical Society, Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle (Paris) and LRZA (Algiers),
which kindly provided us with copies of various publications, and to the many individuals, particularly J. Esnault,
D. Fadel, R. Khedim, L. Lökös, C. Roux and S. Zouaoui,
for their interest in our work, their encouragement and/or
supply of useful documents, as well as two anonymous
reviewers and the editor of Willdenowia for their most
helpful criticisms of an earlier draft of this paper.
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Nylander W. 1858b: Prodromus lichenographiae Galliae
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Appendix: Lichenological bibliography of
Algeria (1799 – 2013)
The following list of 171 titles has been selected as being fundamental to any detailed taxonomic, ecological
or biogeographical study of Algerian lichenology, but it
has to be acknowledged that a comprehensive search of
monographs on particular taxa has not been undertaken.
A further 35 titles (mainly concerned with local bioindicational studies) were gleaned from the literature, but
these were considered to be of minor importance and
were therefore excluded from the list below.
1799
Desfontaines R. [1798 – ]1799: Flora atlantica, sive his
toria plantarum, quae in Atlante, agro tunetano et al
geriensi crescunt 2. – Paris: L. G. Desgranges. – 458
pages, 261 plates [lichens pp. 417 – 420, pl. 258 ig. 3.
1799]. – Observations of c. 30 lichens (or more accurately groups of lichens) from unspeciied areas and
localities of Algeria. [Leg. & det. author]. – Note: A
verbatim reissue of Flora atlantica was reprinted in
1800 by Blanchon (Paris).
1834
Steinheil A. 1834: Matériaux pour servir à la lore de
Barbarie. IIe article. Notice sur les cryptogames recueillies aux environs de Bone [sic!]. – Annales des
Sciences Naturelles (2ème série) 1: 282 – 289 [lichens
pp. 284 – 285]. – Observation of 11 lichens in the
city of Annaba (formerly Bône) and its surroundings
(D23). [Leg. author, det. C. Montagne].
1838
Montagne C. 1838: Cryptogames algériennes, ou plantes cellulaires recueillies par M. Roussel aux environs
d’Alger, et publiées. – Annales des Sciences Na
turelles (2ème série) 10: 268 – 279 [lichens p. 278].
– Identiication of 17 lichens collected by Roussel
from the district of Algiers (D16) and four lichens
collected by Guyon from the district of Constantine
(D25). [Leg. A. V. Roussel & C. L. Guyon (actually
J.-L. G. Guyon – see 1852 entry below), det. author].
1846
Durieu de Maisonneuve M. C. 1846: Flore d’Algérie.
Cryptogamie. 1ère partie. – Paris: Imprimerie Impériale. – 693 pages [lichens pp. 198 – 295]. – The
author surveyed almost 180 lichen taxa collected
from several districts of N Algeria (D16, D31, D21,
D25…), of which two genera (Myriangium, Myxop
untia) and 18 species were new to science. [Leg. M.
C. Durieu, C. Montagne & al., det. M. C. Durieu &
C. Montagne]. – Note: the name of the lichenologist
Camille Montagne, who was mainly responsible for
the cryptogamic section, has been eclipsed by that of
M. C. Durieu de Maisonneuve.
Amrani & al.: Lichenological exploration of Algeria
1849
Munby G. 1849: On the botanical productions of the kingdom of Algiers, followed by a short notice of the supposed manna of the Israelites. – Annals and Magazine
of Natural History 4: 426–435 [lichens p. 435]. – Reference to the discovery of the manna lichen (Aspicilia
esculenta) in the desert areas of Algeria.
1852
Guyon J.-L. G. 1852: Voyage d’Alger aux Ziban,
l’ancienne Zebe. – Alger: Imprimerie du Gouvernement. – 302 pages, 31 plates [lichens p. 212].
– The author noted the absence of the manna lichen
(Aspicilia esculenta) in the areas visited, but states
that he had irst discovered this species in 1835 in
sand samples from the district of Ghardaïa (D47).
– Note: J.-L. G. Guyon (1794 – 1870) used the name
C. L. Guyon on the labels of the numerous botanical specimens he collected in Algeria and Tunisia;
these initials refer to his decoration “Chevalier de la
Légion”.
1853
Cosson M. E. 1853: Rapport sur un voyage botanique en
Algérie, d’Oran au Chott-El-Chergui. – Annales des
Sciences Naturelles (3ème série) 19: 83–140 [lichens
p. 92]. – The author reported two lichens (Dirina
massiliensis, Lecanactis grumulosa) on Santa Cruz
mountain near the city of Oran (D31). [Leg. & det.
author].
Nylander W. 1853: Lichenes algerienses novi. – Annales
des Sciences Naturelles (3ème série) 20: 315 – 320. –
After examination of 14 lichens collected by B. Balansa from the districts of Oran (D31), Batna (D5) and
Constantine (D25), Nylander described two genera
(Glypholecia, Peltula) and ten species that were new
to science. [Leg. Balansa, det. author].
1854
Nylander W. 1854: Études sur les lichens de l’Algérie.
– Mémoires de la Société des Sciences Naturelles de
Cherbourg 2: 305–344. – In this contribution, partly
based on an examination of specimens collected by
B. Balansa in 1852 and 1853 from several districts of
Algeria (D5, D7, D25, D31) and some types provided
by Durieu, Nylander listed 167 lichens as present in
Algeria and provided diagnoses of 55 new or poorly
known taxa. [Leg. mainly Balansa & M. C. Durieu de
Maisonneuve (types provided), det. author].
1856
Montagne C. 1856: Sylloge generum specierumque plan
tarum cryptogamarum. – Paris: J. P. Baillière. – 498
pages [lichens pp. 317 – 382]. – In this cryptogamic
compendium, Montagne referred to six lichens, mostly from the area of Algiers (D16). [Leg. Durieu (ive
taxa) & Roussel (one taxon), det. author].
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Nylander W. 1856: Synopsis du genre Arthonia. – Mé
moires de la Société Impériale des Sciences Na
turelles de Cherbourg 4: 85 – 104. – In this monograph of the genus Arthonia, ive species that occur
in Algeria are cited.
1857
Cosson M. E. 1857: Liste des plantes observées par
M. le Dr Reboud dans le Sahara algérien, pendant
l’expédition de 1857 de Laghouat à Ouargla. – Bul
letin de la Société Botanique de France 4: 469 – 473
[lichens p. 473]. – Records of the manna lichen
(Aspicilia esculenta) in at least ive locations of the
Ghardaïa district (D47). [Leg. V. C. Reboud, det. author].
Montagne C. 1857: Huitième centurie de plantes cellulaires nouvelles, tant indigènes qu’exotiques, décades
VI et VII. – Annales des Sciences Naturelles (4ème
série) 8: 285 – 310 [lichens pp. 293 – 298]. –Reference
to Pyrenothea maresii, a species new to science, collected by P. Marès in the district of El Bayadh (D32).
[Leg. P. Marès, det. author].
1858
Nylander W. 1858a: Expositio synoptica Pyrenocarpeorum. Mém. Soc. Acad. Maine-et-Loire 4: 5 – 88. – In
this monograph on pyrenocarpous lichens Nylander
listed 15 taxa that occur in Algeria.
Nylander W. 1858b: Prodromus lichenographiae Galliae
et Algeriae. – Actes de la Société Linnéenne de Bor
deaux 21: 249 – 467. – In this prodromus on French
and Algerian lichens, Nylander listed c. 140 lichen
taxa that occur in Algeria. [Leg. mainly B. Balansa,
M. C. Durieu & A. V. Roussel, det. author].
1864
Nylander W. 1864: Sur quelques lichens d’Algérie.
– Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 11:
215 – 217. – Identiication of 21 lichen taxa collected
by A. H. Letourneux from mountains of the district
of Msila (D28) including two species (Verrucaria
scotinopsara, V. spodopsara) new to science. [Leg.
Letourneux, det. author].
1866
Jourdan P. 1866: Flore murale de la ville de Tlemcen,
province d’Oran (Algérie). – Alger: Imprimerie de
l’Akhbar, F. Paysant. – 38 pages [lichens p. 10]. – The
author listed six lichens, all previously known from
Algeria, on walls and roofs of the city of Tlemcen
(D13). [Leg. & det. author].
1867
Jourdan P. 1867: Flore murale du Tombeau de la Chré
tienne (Province d’Alger). – Paris: Baillière et ils.
– 46 pages. – Three common lichens (all previously
known from Algeria) from an archaeological site in
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the district of Tipaza (D42) are listed. [Leg. & det.
author].
Reboud V. 1867: Catalogue des plantes les plus intéressantes observées dans le cercle de Bou-Saada (Algérie), de septembre 1864 à juillet 1865. – Bulletin
de la Société Botanique de France 14: 130 – 137
[lichens p. 136]. – Report of an observation of the
manna lichen (Aspicilia esculenta) in the district of
El Bayadh (D32). [Leg. author, det. M. E. Cosson].
1871
Paris J. E. G. N. 1871: Notice sur la végétation des environs de Constantine. – Bulletin de la Société Bota
nique de France 18: 252 – 270 [lichens pp. 269 – 270].
– 49 lichens are listed from the district of Constantine
(D25) and seven from the district of Msila (D28), including nine taxa new to Algeria. [Leg. author & A.
M. Emy, det. W. Nylander].
1878
Nylander W. 1878: Symbolae quaedam ad lichenographiam sahariensem. – Flora 61: 337 – 345. – Identiication of c. 50 lichen taxa collected by J. Norrlin from
the districts of Biskra (D7), Batna (D5) and Annaba
(D23), including 17 species new to science. [Leg.
Norrlin, det. author].
1882
Brongniart C. 1882: Excursion dans l’Atlas. –
Compte rendu … de l’Association Française pour
l’Avancement des Sciences 10: 1084 – 1091. – Five
lichens (all previously known from Algeria) observed
by L. C. Trabut in the district of Blida (D9) are listed.
[Leg. & det. Trabut].
1883
Gandoger M. 1883: Catalogue des plantes récoltées du
rant mon séjour en Algérie de 1877 à 1880. – Paris:
Savy. – 40 pages [lichens p. 38]. – About 40 lichens
from the districts of Algiers (D16) and Tizi Ouzou
(D15) are mentioned. [Leg. author, det. A. F. Malbranche].
1887
Trabut L. C. 1887: D’Oran à Mécheria. Notes botaniques
et catalogue des plantes remarquables. – Alger: Adolphe Jourdan. – 36 pages [lichens pp. 35 – 36]. – The
author reported 34 lichens (all most likely previously
known from Algeria) from the districts of Oran (D31)
and Naama (D45). [Leg. & det. author].
1888
Clavenad P. 1888: Une mission dans le sud oranais. –
Paris: Librairie Ancienne et Moderne de S. Pitrat. –
123 pages [lichens p. 73]. – Report of Parmelia (=
Aspicilia) esculenta on the banks of the Wadi SidiNaceur in the district of El Bayadh (D32).
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Flagey C. 1888: Herborisation lichénologique dans
les environs de Constantine (Algérie). – Revue My
cologique 1888: 126 – 134. – This contribution, the
irst Flagey published after he moved to Algeria in
1884, reports c. 230 lichen taxa, including seven new
to science, observed in his home district of Skikda
(D21) and the neighbouring districts of Constantine
(D25), Mila (D43), Batna (D5), Jijel (D18) and Bordj
Bou Arreridj (D34). [Leg. & det. author].
1890
Hue A. M. 1890: Lichenes exoticos a professore W. Nylander descriptos vel recognitos et in herbario musei
parisiensis pro maxima parte asservatos in ordine systematico deposuit. – Nouvelles Archives du Muséum
d’Histoire Naturelle (3ème série) 2: 209 – 322. – This
remarkable work provides a detailed synthesis of herbarium and published material; in all, 109 taxa are
cited for Algeria.
Stizenberger E. 1890: Lichenaea africana. – Bericht über
die Thätigkeit der St. Gallischen Naturwissenschaftli
chen Gesellschaft 1890: 105 – 249. – In his irst compilation of African lichens, Stizenberger listed c. 150
taxa reported from Algeria.
1891
Flagey C. 1891a: Lichenes algerienses exsiccati. – Revue
Mycologique 1891: 83–87. – Even if this title evokes
Flagey’s well-known exsiccatae, important information is provided on the main geographical areas of
Algeria, the major components of its lichen lora and
details of its lichenological exploration.
Flagey C. 1891b: Lichenes algerienses. – Revue Myco
logique 1891: 107–117. – This irst century of Flagey’s
exsiccatae lists 100 taxa, mostly from the contiguous
districts of Constantine (D25), Mila (D43), Batna (D5),
Jijel (D18) and Bordj Bou Arreridj (D34), including 4
species new to science. [Leg. & det. author].
Hue A. M. 1891: Lichenes exoticos a professore W.
Nylander descriptos vel recognitos et in herbario
musei parisiensis pro maxima parte asservatos in
ordine systematico deposuit. – Nouvelles Archives
du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (3ème série) 3:
33 – 192. – This second detailed synthesis of herbarium and published material cites a further 161 taxa
for Algeria.
Stizenberger E. 1891: Lichenaea africana. – Bericht über
die Thätigkeit der St. Gallischen Naturwissenschaftli
chen Gesellschaft 1891: 133 – 268. – In this second
compilation of African lichens, Stizenberger listed
c. 50 taxa additional to those previously reported.
1892
Flagey C. 1892: Lichenes algerienses exsiccati. Cent.
II. – Revue Mycologique 1892: 70 – 79. – The second
century of Flagey’s exsiccatae lists a further 100 taxa,
mostly from the contiguous districts of Constantine
Amrani & al.: Lichenological exploration of Algeria
(D25), Mila (D43), Batna (D5), Jijel (D18) and Bordj
Bou Arreridj (D34), including ten new to science.
[Leg. & det. author].
Hue A. M. 1892: Lichenes exoticos a professore W. Nylander descriptos vel recognitos et in herbario musei
parisiensis pro maxima parte asservatos in ordine systematico deposuit. – Nouvelles Archives du Muséum
d’Histoire Naturelle (3ème série) 4: 103–210. – This
third and inal detailed synthesis of herbarium and published material cites a further 37 taxa for Algeria, making in total 307 taxa for the country. – Note: one should
bear in mind that no account has been taken in calculating this igure in respect of synonymy, but it is a fair
relection of the knowledge accumulated after almost
100 years of lichenological exploration in Algeria.
1893
Stizenberger E. 1893: Supplementa ad lichenaeam africanam I. Denuo addenda et corrigenda. – Bericht über
die Thätigkeit der St. Gallischen Naturwissenschaftli
chen Gesellschaft 1893: 86–96. – In his irst addenda/
corrigenda to Lichenaea africana, Stizenberger added
Cladonia pityrea to those taxa previously listed for Algeria.
1894
Julien A. 1894: Flore de la région de Constantine. – Constantine: Imprimerie Louis Marle. – 332 pages [lichens
p. 310]. – Observation of four lichens (all previously known from Algeria) in the area of Constantine
(D25). [Leg. & det. author].
1895
Flagey C. 1895: Lichenes algerienses. – Revue My
cologique 1895: 101 – 115. – The third century of
Flagey’s exsiccatae lists 105 taxa from the contiguous districts of Constantine (D25), Mila (D43),
Batna (D5), Jijel (D18) and Bordj Bou Arreridj
(D34), including six taxa new to science. [Leg. &
det. author]. – Note: at the beginning of this contribution Flagey provided a corrigenda of nine taxa
determinations reported in the irst and second centuries of his exsiccatae.
Steiner J. 1895: Ein Beitrag zur Flechtenlora der Sahara. – Sitzungsberichte der Kaiserlichen Akademie
der Wissenschaften. Wien. Mathematischnaturwis
senschaftliche Classe. Abteilung 1, 104: 383 – 393.
– Reports of 18 taxa in the district of Biskra (D7), including four (Collemopsidium calcicola, Endocarpon
subcompactum, Heppia subrosulata, Lecanora platy
carpa) new to science. [Leg. F. Kerner von Marilaun,
det. author].
Stizenberger E. 1895: Supplementa ad lichenaeam africanam II. Addenda et corrigenda ex annis 1893 – 94. –
Bericht über die Thätigkeit der St. Gallischen Natur
wissenschaftlichen Gesellschaft 1895: 215 – 264. – In
his second addenda/corrigenda to Lichenaea africa
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na, Stizenberger added 16 taxa to those he previously
listed for Algeria.
1896
Flagey C. 1896: Catalogue des lichens d’Algérie. – In:
Battandier J. & Trabut L., Flore de l’Algérie 3(1, 1).
– Alger: Adolphe Jourdan. – 139 pages. – Flagey listed
c. 650 taxa, of which c. 25 were new to science; also
included are additional lichens he observed in the contiguous districts of Skikda (21), Constantine (D25),
Mila (D43), Batna (D5) and Jijel (D18), as well as
those previously reported by other authors from several areas of Algeria (e.g. M. C. Durieu, L. C. Trabut
and W. Nylander). – Note: this contribution is still the
main reference for Algerian lichenology.
1898
Hue A. M. 1898: Lichenes extra-europaei a pluribus collectoribus ad museum parisiense missi. – Nouvelles
Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (3ème
série) 10: 213 – 280. – In this irst part of Hue’s four
contributions on the extra-European lichens held by
the Paris Museum of Natural History, 22 taxa from
Algeria are listed.
1899
Hue A. M. 1899: Lichenes extra-europaei a pluribus collectoribus ad museum parisiense missi. – Nouvelles
Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (4ème
série) 1: 27 – 220, 6 plates. – In this second contribution on the extra-European lichens held by the Paris
Museum of Natural History, Hue listed 26 taxa from
Algeria.
1900
Hue A. M. 1900: Lichenes extra-europaei a pluribus collectoribus ad museum parisiense missi. – Nouvelles
Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (4ème série)
2: 49–122. – In this third contribution on the extraEuropean lichens held by the Paris Museum of Natural
History, Hue listed 13 taxa from Algeria.
1901
Hue A. M. 1901: Lichenes extra-europaei a pluribus collectoribus ad museum parisiense missi. – Nouvelles
Archives du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle (4ème
série) 3: 21 – 122, 12 plates. – In this inal contribution on the extra-European lichens held by Paris Museum of Natural History, Hue listed three taxa from
Algeria.
1902
Steiner J. 1902: Zweiter Beitrag zur Flechtenlora Algiers. – Verhandlungen der KaiserlichKöniglichen
ZoologischBotanischen Gesellschaft in Wien 52:
469 – 487. – In his second contribution on Algerian
lichens, Steiner listed 60 taxa observed in the dis-
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tricts of Blida (D9), Djelfa (D17), Laghouat (D3),
Ghardaia (D47) and Tlemcen (D13), including one
new genus (Gonohymenia) and 11 species new to science. [Leg. F. Kerner von Marilaun, det. author].
1904
Hochreutiner B. P. G. 1904: Le Sud-Oranais. Études loristiques et phytogéographiques faites au cours d’une
exploration dans le sud-ouest de l’Algérie en 1901.
– Annuaire du Conservatoire et du Jardin Botaniques
de Genève 7 – 8: 22 – 276 [lichens pp. 244 – 247]. – In
this contribution published under the sub-heading
“Lichenes Oranenses Hochreutinerani auctore Dr. A.
Zahlbruckner”, Hochreutiner listed 14 taxa from the
district of Naama (D45), including Physcia hochreu
tineri, new to science. [Leg. Hochreutiner, det. A.
Zahblbruckner].
1905
Harmand J. 1905a: Lichens de France. Catalogue systé
matique et descriptif. Collémacés. – Paris: Homeyer
& Ehret. – 147 pages, 7 plates. – In this irst volume
of his catalogue of lichens of France, Harmand cited
c. 30 lichens that occur in Algeria.
Harmand J. 1905b: Lichens de France. Catalogue systé
matique et descriptif. Coniocarpés. Paris: P. Klincksieck. – 45 pages, 1 plate. – In this second volume of
his catalogue of lichens of France, Harmand cited ive
lichens that occur in Algeria.
1906
Flahault C. 1906: Rapport sur les herborisations de la Société. – Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France
53(Sess. Extr.): lxxxviii – clxxix. – The author listed
about ten lichens (all previously known from Algeria), mostly from the district of Oran (D31). [Leg. &
det. author].
Maheu J. 1906: Lichens récoltés pendant la session extraordinaire de la Société botanique de France dans
la province d’Oran et déterminés. – Bulletin de la
Société Botanique de France 53(Sess. Extr.): ccxviii.
– The author reported the collection of c. 30 lichens
(all previously known from Algeria) from the districts of Oran (D31), Saïda (D20) and Bechar (D8).
[Leg. & det. author].
1907
Bouly de Lesdain M. 1907: Notes lichénologiques VII.
– Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France 54:
442 – 446 [Algerian lichens p. 445]. – Descriptions of
two species (Arthonia crozalsiana, Catillaria (Bia
torina) algerica), both new to science and collected
from Murdjadjo plateau in the district of Oran (D31).
[Leg. A. de Crozals, det. author].
Harmand J. 1907: Lichens de France. Catalogue sys
tématique et descriptif. StratiiésRadiés, Radiés. –
Paris: P. Klincksieck. – 267 pages, 4 plates. – In this
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third volume of his catalogue of lichens of France,
Harmand cited c. 40 lichens that occur in Algeria.
1909
Harmand J. 1909: Lichens de France. Catalogue systé
matique et descriptif. Phyllodés. – Paris: P. Klincksieck. – 272 pages, 6 plates. – In this fourth volume
of his catalogue of lichens of France, Harmand cited
c. 60 lichens that occur in Algeria.
Lapie G. 1909: Étude phytogéographique de la Kabylie
du Djurjura. – Paris: Delagrave. – 154 pages, 1 map
[lichens pp. 49, 55, 60, 88, 91, 92, 97, 126]. – 30 taxa
are reported from the Djurdjura mountains in the districts of Tizi Ouzou (D15), Béjaïa (D6) and Bouira
(D10), including Pertusaria lapieana, new to science.
[Leg. author, det. Bouly de Lesdain].
1911
Bouly de Lesdain M. 1911: Lichens du Sud algérien
recueillis par M. Seurat. – Bulletin de la Société
d’Histoire Naturelle de l’Afrique du Nord 3: 95 – 98.
– Reports of c. 30 lichens from the districts of Médéa
(26), Djelfa (D17) and Msila (D28), including three
taxa new to science (Caloplaca epixantha var. mac
rospora, Gyalolechia lactea f. rubra, Sporastatia
seuratii). [Leg. L. G. Seurat, det. author].
1912
Rikli M. & Schröter C. 1912: Vom Mittelmeer zum
Nordrand der Sahara. Eine botanische Frühlings
fahrt nach Algerien. – Zürich: Institut Orell Füssli.
– 178 pages, 25 plates [lichens pp. 110, 120]. – Observation of Psora decipiens and P. globifera at
Beni-Ounif in Bechar district (D8) and a reference
to the manna lichen (Aspicilia esculenta) without
mention of localities.
l’Afrique du Nord 7: 210 – 292, 17 plates [lichens pp.
220, 236, 247]. – Twenty taxa (all previously known
from Algeria) are reported from the mountains of the
district of Naama (D45). [Leg. & det. author].
1921
Hue A. 1921: Lichenes in Africa tropica occidentali et
praecipue in Mauritania a Cl. Chudeau, annis 1908 –
1912 lectos descripsit. – Mémoires de la Société
Botanique de France 30: 1 – 17. – Four Algerian lichens (Aspicilia gibbosa f. applanata, Heppia ahag
gariana, Heterina nigra, Lecanora asekremensis),
collected by R. Chudeau from the Assekrem Mountain in the district of Tamanrasset (D11), were new to
science. [Leg. R. Chudeau, det. author].
1925
Tits D. 1925: Le Sahara occidental (contribution phytogéographique). – Bulletin de la Société Royale de
Botanique de Belgique 58: 39 – 91, 3 plates [lichens
pp. 49 – 50]. – In his exploration of the W Algerian
Sahara area, Tits observed ten lichens in the district of
Bechar (D8), including Lempholemma mouretii, new
to Algeria. [Leg. author, det. M. Bouly de Lesdain].
1928
Maire R. & Senevet G. 1928: La lore murale du Tombeau
de la Chrétienne. – Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire
Naturelle de l’Afrique du Nord 19: 23 – 28 [lichens
p. 24]. – Ten lichens (all previously known from Algeria) are noted from an archaeological site in the
district of Tipaza (D42) explored by Jourdan (1867).
[Leg. & det. R. Maire].
1913
Harmand J. 1913: Lichens de France. Catalogue systé
matique et descriptif. Crustacés. – Paris: P. Klincksieck. – 424 pages, 3 plates. – In this inal volume
of his catalogue of lichens of France, Harmand cited
c. 70 lichens that occur in Algeria.
1929
Szatala Ö. 1929: Enumeratio lichenum a cl. Barone G.
de Andreanszky in Africa boreale lectorum. – Mag
yar botanikai lapok 28: 162 – 166. – The Hungarian lichenologist Szatala listed 17 Algerian lichens
(all previously known from Algeria) collected by G.
Andreansky from mountains in the districts of Oran
(D31) and Laghouat (D3). [Leg. G. Andreanszky,
det. Szatala].
1914
Battandier J. A., Maire R. & Trabut L. C. 1914: Rapport
sur les herborisations faites par la Société pendant la
session d’Alger. – Bulletin de la Société Botanique de
France 61(Sess. Extr.): xxxvii – cvi [lichens pp. xlviii,
lvi, lxxx]. – The authors listed 39 lichens (all most
likely previously known from Algeria) from mountains in the districts of Blida (D9) and Tizi Ouzou
(D15). [Leg. Maire, det. authors].
1933
Maire R. 1933: Études sur la lore et la végétation du Sahara central. Mission du Hoggar II. – Mémoires de la
Société d’Histoire Naturelle de l’Afrique du Nord 3:
1 – 272, 36 plates, 2 maps [lichens pp. 33 – 35]. – About
ten lichens (all previously known from Algeria) are
noted from the desert area of the Hoggar Mountains
in the district of Tamanrasset (D11). [Leg. author, det.
M. Bouly de Lesdain & A. H. Magnusson].
1916
Maire R. 1916: La végétation des montagnes du Sud Oranais. – Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de
1934
Andreanszky G. 1934: Plantae in Africa boreali lectae
I. – Index horti botanici universitatis budapesti
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nensis 2: 67 – 110 [lichens pp. 71 – 80]. – Twentyive lichens (all previously known from Algeria) are
listed, observed mostly on mountains in the districts
of Oran (D31) and Laghouat (D3). [Leg. author, det.
Ö Szatala].
1935
Maire R. & Wilczek E. 1935: Florule des Iles Habibas. – Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de
l’Afrique du Nord 26bis: 61 – 78, 2 plates. – Seven
lichens (all previously known from Algeria) were
observed on the two small Habibas Islands situated
close to the district of Oran (D31). [Leg. authors, det.
E. Frey & C. Meylan].
1936
Reichert I. 1936: L’Afrique du Nord et sa position phytogéographique au point de vue lichénologique. – Bul
letin de la Société Botanique de France 83: 836 – 841.
– A phytogeographic synthesis of the lichenological
lora of North Africa with some references to Algerian lichens.
1937
Fourment P. & Roques H. 1937: Contribution à l’étude
des drogues indigènes nord-africaines. (Suite). Le
canora esculenta Eversmann. – Bulletin de la Société
Botanique de France 28: 298 – 306. – A note on the
manna lichen (Aspicilia esculenta) in Algeria, its discovery, chemical composition, and trials for animal
and human feeding.
1938
Werner R. G. 1938a: Bryologie et phytogéographie. –
Comptes Rendus de l’Académie des Sciences 207:
251 – 253. – A discussion on the ecological distribution of North African cryptogams (lichens and
mosses) and a comparison with the one established
for higher plants (Emberger L. 1930: La végétation
de la région méditerranéenne: essai d’une classiication des groupements végétaux. – Revue Générale de
Botanique 42: 641 – 662, 705 – 721).
Werner R. G. 1938b: La plasticité écologique des cryptogames méditérranéennes. – Bulletin de la Société
Botanique de France 85: 496 – 499. – Similar to the
previous entry (Werner 1938a), with some necessary
revisions.
1939
Bouly de Lesdain M. 1939: Notes lichénologiques
XXXI. – Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France
86: 81 – 84. – A note on the characters of an Algerian specimen of Lecania erysibe var. grisea from
Flagey’s herbarium.
Werner R. G. 1939: Aperçu phytogéographique sur la lore
cryptogamique méditerranéenne de l’Afrique du Nord.
L’endémisme et les caractères propres au Maroc, à
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l’Algérie et à la Tunisie. – Pp. 219–244 in: Actes du
4ème Congrès de la Fédération des Sociétés Savantes
de l’Afrique du Nord. – Rabat: Société Historique Algérienne. – In this synthesis of the comparative phytogeography of the cryptogamic lora of North Africa
(Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), 65 of the cited lichens occur in Algeria.
1940
Maire R. 1940: Mission du Hoggar III. Études sur la
lore et la végétation du Sahara central. – Alger: Imprimeries “La Typo-Litho” et Jules Carbonel Réunies. – 433 pages [lichens pp. 348, 374, 378, 381].
– In this contribution on the Central Sahara lora,
15 lichens observed in the desert area of the Hoggar
Mountains in the district of Tamanrasset (D11) are
listed. [Leg. author, det. M. Bouly de Lesdain & A.
H. Magnusson].
1941
Werner R. G. 1941: Contribution à l’étude de la lore
cryptogamique de l’Algérie et de la Tunisie. – Bul
letin de la Société des Sciences Naturelles du Maroc
20: 113 – 121. – In this synthesis of the cryptogamic
lora of Algeria and Tunisia, Werner cited 50 lichens
mainly collected by Faurel, mostly from the cedar
forests in the districts of Batna (D5), Tissemsilt
(D38) and Béjaïa (D6); it also includes three Algerian species new to science (Bacidia (Weitenwe
bera) cedricola, Buellia boitardii, Heppia faurelii),
one species new to Algeria and Africa (Heppia ne
vadensis), and six taxa new to Algeria (Cornicularia
tenuissima var. sorediata, Parmelia conspersa var.
stenophylla, P. jacquesii, Rinodina atrocinerella,
Umbilicaria corrugata, Usnea dasypoga var. pli
cata). [Leg. L. Faurel (40 taxa), R. Maire (ten taxa),
det. R. G. Werner]
1945
Dubuis A. & Faurel L. 1945: Note sur quelques espèces
nouvelles ou intéressantes pour la lore du Djurdjura. – Bulletin de la Société d’histoire naturelle de
l’Afrique du Nord 36: 12 – 22 [lichens pp. 13 – 15].
– Thirty lichens are reported from the mountains of
Djurdjura in the district of Bouira (D10), of which
Cyphellium tigillare was new to North Africa and
Leptogium saturninum was new to Algeria. [Leg. &
det. authors].
1946
Servít M. 1946: The new lichens of the Pyrenocarpaegroup I. – Studia Botanica Čechoslovaca 7: 49 – 111.
– First descriptions of Verrucaria bernaicensis f. aze
bana and V. simillima based on Algerian material are
included.
Werner R. G. 1946: Nouvelle contribution à l’étude des
lichens reliquaires en Afrique du Nord. – Compte
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Amrani & al.: Lichenological exploration of Algeria
rendu du 65ème Congrès de l ’Association Française
pour l ’Avancement des Sciences, Nice. – Paris: Association Française pour l’Avancement des Sciences. – 8 pages. – In this contribution on relict lichens
of North Africa, several lichens that occur in Algeria
are cited and phytogeographic information on them
is provided.
1948
Servít M. 1948: Species novae generis lichenum Verru
caria. – Věstik Královeske Česke Společnosti Nauk,
Praha 10: 1 – 20. – This paper includes a description
of the new species Verrucaria lageyana from Algeria.
1949
Werner R. G. 1949: Les origines de la lore lichénique de
l’Algérie d’après nos connaissances actuelles. – Mé
moires hors série de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle
de l’Afrique du Nord 2: 299–312. – In this phytogeographic synthesis of the lichen lora of Algeria (listing
c. 270 taxa), a comparison with Morocco is provided.
1951
Faurel L., Ozenda P. & Schotter G. 1951a: Matériaux
pour la lore lichénologique d’Algérie et de Tunisie
(Caliciaceae – Cypheliaceae, Peltigeraceae, Pertu
sariaceae). – Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire Na
turelle de l’Afrique du Nord 42: 62 – 112. – In this
synthesis of the lichen loras of Algeria and Tunisia,
c. 60 lichens mostly occur in Algeria, of which three
were new to North Africa (Pertusaria henrici var.
zoniosora, P. lecanorodes, P. melanochlora) and six
were new to Algeria. This work also contains an extensive bibliography on North African lichenology.
[Leg. authors & al., det. authors].
Faurel L., Ozenda P. & Schotter G. 1951b: Notes lichénologiques nord-africaines I. Trois lichens rares à
aire très disjointe. – Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire
Naturelle de l’Afrique du Nord 42: 113 – 118, 1 plate.
– Reports of three Algerian lichens new to Africa
(Acarospora nodulosa, Cladonia mediterranea, Der
matocarpon vellereum) with very disjunct distributions. [Leg. & det. authors].
1952
Faurel L., Ozenda P. & Schotter G. 1952: Notes lichénologiques nord-africaines II. Quelques lichens inédits pour l’Algérie. – Bulletin de la So
ciété d’Histoire Naturelle de l’Afrique du Nord 43:
137 – 145. – Seven lichen taxa from N Algeria (D16,
D15, D6, D25, D38), including one taxon new to science (Ramalina feldmannii), ive new to North Africa
(Calicium hyperellum, Endocarpon adnatum, Lo
baria laetevirens var. microphyllina, Thelopsis isi
aca, Umbilicaria crustulosa) and one new to Algeria
(Dermatocarpon aquaticum var. decipiens). [Leg. &
det. authors].
1953
Faurel L., Ozenda P. & Schotter G. 1953a: Matériaux
pour la lore lichénologique d’Algérie et de Tunisie II
(Graphidaceae). – Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire
Naturelle de l ’Afrique du Nord 44: 12 – 50, 4 plates.
– In this revision of the Graphidaceae, c. 60 Algerian lichens are cited, of which four were new to
science (Opegrapha arthonioidea var. macrospora,
O. grumulosa var. rubescens, O. leucocarpa, O.
werneri), and nine were new to Algeria and North
Africa. [Leg. & det. authors].
Faurel L., Ozenda P. & Schotter G. 1953b: Les lichens du
Sahara algérien. – Pp. 310 – 317 in: Desert research:
proceedings, international symposium held in Jerusa
lem, May 7 – 14, 1952. – Jerusalem: Research Council
of Israel. – A synthesis of the lichen lora of Algeria,
which includes 120 taxa from the Algerian Sahara
(almost all from the districts of Biskra (D7), Ghardaïa
(D47) and Laghouat (D3)), of which 35 according to
the authors are endemic to the Sahara. [Leg. & det.
authors & al.].
Faurel L., Ozenda P. & Schotter G. 1953c: Notes lichénologiques nord-africaines III. Quelques Lichens
d’Afrique du Nord nouveaux, rares ou peu connus. –
Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de l’Afrique
du Nord 44: 367 – 384, 2 plates. – Records of 20 lichen
taxa present in Algeria, including two new to science
(Porina keissleri, Solorinaria abbiatiana), seven new
to North Africa (Arthopyrenia sphaeroides, Bacidia
albescens, B. efusa, Baeomyces rufus f. sessilis, Po
rina byssophila, Protoblastenia metzleri, Sarcogyne
pruinosa var. decipiens) and two new to Algeria (Ba
cidia rosella, Parmelia melanothrix subsp. werneri).
[Leg. authors & al., det. authors].
1954
Faurel L., Ozenda P. & Schotter G. 1954: Matériaux pour
la lore lichénologique d’Algérie et de Tunisie III (Ar
thoniaceae, Dirinaceae, Roccellaceae). – Bulletin de
la Société d’Histoire Naturelle de l’Afrique du Nord
45: 275 – 298, 2 plates. – Records of c. 30 lichens,
including two (Arthonia caesiella, A. pinastri) that
were new to Algeria and North Africa. [Leg. authors
& al., det. authors].
Faurel L. & Schotter G. 1954: Remarques à propos du
Pleolecis geophana (Nyl.) Clements. – Bulletin de la
Société d’Histoire Naturelle de l’Afrique du Nord 45:
126 – 133. – Discussion on the systematic position of
Pleolecis (Steinia) geophana based on two specimens
collected from the district of Algiers (D16). [Leg. &
det. authors].
Werner R. G. 1954: Lichens et champignons nord-africains. – Revue Bryologique et Lichénologique 23:
197 – 213. – Identiication and description of c. 90 lichens, of which three (Lecidea glomerulosa, Parme
lia furfuracea var. scobicina, P. saxatilis var. aizoni)
were collected by R. Maire from the Djurdjura moun-
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tains in the district of Bouira (D10). [Leg. R. Maire,
det. Werner].
1955
Werner R. G. 1955: Étude sur la migration de quelques lichens. – Bulletin de la Société des Sciences de Nancy
14: 104 – 115, 1 map. – A discussion on the migration
of lichens based on the distribution of eight species,
of which three (Evernia prunastri, Parmelia saxatilis,
Umbilicaria cylindrica) occur in Algeria.
1956
Runemark H. 1956: Studies in Rhizocarpon I. Distribution and ecology of the yellow species in Europe. –
Opera Botanica 2(2): 1 – 150. – Two records of R. tinei
subsp. tinei from Algeria are included (p. 67 & 128).
Werner R. G. 1956: Synthèse phytogéographique de
la lore lichénique de l’Afrique du Nord française
d’après les données récentes et essai de paléogéographie lichénique. – Bulletin de la Société Botanique
de France. Mémoires 102: 35 – 50. – In this phytogeographic synthesis of the lichen lora of North Africa,
216 taxa that occur in Algeria are cited.
1958
Poelt J. 1958: Die lobaten Arten der Flechtengattung Le
canora Ach. sensu ampl. in der Holarktis. – Mitteilun
gen aus der Botanischen Staatssammlung, München
2: 411 – 589. – This monograph includes some Algerian records (e.g. Squamarina concrescens).
1960
Collenot A., Dubuis A. & Faurel L. 1960: Note sur la lore
du Tassili N’Ajjer. – Bulletin de la Société d’Histoire
Naturelle de l’Afrique du Nord 51: 233 – 253, 1 map.
– Three lichens from the district of Illizi (D33) (Col
lema tenax, Endocarpon pallidum, Heppia endocar
paea), all new to the central Sahara, are cited. [Leg.
Collenot, det. Dubuis & Faurel].
1966
Poelt J. 1966: Zur Kenntnis der Flechtengattung Physco
nia. – Nova Hedwigia 12: 107 – 135. – References are
made to six taxa (ive Physconia, one Anaptychia)
in Algeria, including taxonomic information on two
new combinations (P. grisea subsp. algeriensis, P.
grisea subsp. lilacina). Inconsistency is shown in a
Flagey exsiccata (Lich. Alg. 24), the material in herb.
H and herb. M being determined as P. pulverulenta
and P. venusta, respectively.
1970
Ozenda P. & Clauzade G. 1970: Les lichens: étude bi
ologique et lore illustrée. – Paris: Masson et Cie. –
816 pages. – The occurrence of c. 20 taxa in Algeria
is noted in this important book on the biology and
systematics of lichens.
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Poelt J. & Wunder H. 1970: Anaptychia ulotrichoides in
Europa und ihre Gesamtverbreitung. – Herzogia 1:
459 – 463. – Two records from Algeria are mentioned.
1971
Hertel H. 1971: Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Flechtenfamilie Lecideaceae IV. – Herzogia 2: 231 – 261. –
Under Lecidella carpathica from Algeria, reference
is made (p. 254) to a Flagey exsiccata (Lich. Alger.
158 as Lecidea latypiza).
1973
Hermann S., Leuckert C. & Poelt J. 1973: Zur Kenntnis
der Flechtengruppe Lecanora radiosa s. ampliss. –
Willdenowia 7: 9 – 30. – In this examination of the L.
radiosa group, the authors were the irst to identify
a specimen collected in 1954 by Doppelbaur from a
mountain of the district of Batna (D10) as L. praera
diosa, new to Algeria.
1974
Wunder H. 1974: Schwarzfrüchtige, saxicole Sippen der
Gattung Caloplaca (Lichenes, Teloschistaceae) in
Mitteleuropa, dem Mittelmeergebiet und Vorderasien. – Bibliotheca Lichenologica 3: 1 – 198. – Algerian records are mentioned for several taxa (e.g. C.
alociza, C. circumalbata var. candida, C. circumal
bata var. circumalbata).
1975
Hertel H. 1975: Ein Vorläuiger Bestimmungsschlüssel
fur die kryptothallinen, schwarzfrüchtigen, saxicolen
Arten der Sammelgattung Lecidea (Lichenes) in der
Holarktis. – Dechemiana 127: 37 – 78. – Under L.
squamata from Algeria, reference is made (p. 72) to
Flagey type material and an exsiccata (Lich. Alger.
160).
Werner R. G. 1975: Quelques lichens nord-africains intéressants des territoires arides. – Bulletin de l’Aca
démie et de la Société Lorraines des Sciences 14:
157 – 162. – Discussion on the presence of some lichens belonging to diferent loral regions in oceanic
and continental Mediterranean deserts, including Le
canora chlarotera, new to Algeria.
1976
Hale M. E. 1976: A monograph of the lichen genus Pseu
doparmelia Lynge (Parmeliaceae). – Smithsonian
Contributions to Botany 31: 1 – 62. – In a distribution
map, P. caperata is given for Algeria.
Schwarz W. 1976: Ökophysiologische Untersuchungen
in den Bergen der zentralen Sahara. – Bericht des
NaturwissenschaftlichMedizinischen Vereins Inns
bruck 63: 139 – 164 [lichens p. 160]. – Records of
c. 20 lichens (all previously known from Algeria) on
mountains of the district of Tamanrasset (D11). [Leg.
author, det. J. Poelt].
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1977
Leuckert C., Poelt J. & Hähnel G. 1977: Zur Chemotaxonomie der eurasischen Arten der Flechtengattung
Rhizoplaca. – Nova Hedwigia 28: 71 – 129. – This
chemotaxonomic study includes records of R. peltata
chemotype 3 from Algeria.
1978
Jorgensen P. M. 1978: The lichen family Pannariaceae in
Europe. – Opera Botanica 45: 1 – 123. – Two Algerian
records of Pannaria ignobilis noted (pp. 33 – 34).
Leuckert C. & Buschardt A. 1978: Chemosystematische
Untersuchung einiger Arten von Acarospora subgenus Xanthothallia. – Nova Hedwigia 30: 799 – 814. –
This chemotaxonomic study includes a record of A.
sulphurata from the Hoggar mountains in the district
of Tamanrasset (D11).
1979
Mayrhofer H. & Poelt J. 1979: Die saxicolen Arten der
Flechtengattung Rinodina in Europa. – Bibliotheca
Lichenologica 12: 1 – 186. – Despite its title, records
of some extra-European taxa are included with several from Algeria.
1981
Clauzade G. & Roux C. 1981: Les Acarospora de l’Europe occidentale et de la région méditerranéenne.
– Bulletin du Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Mar
seille 41: 41 – 93. – In this synthesis of Acarospora
of W Europe and the Mediterranean, nine taxa that
occur in Algeria are cited, including A. assimulans,
probably new to the country.
Kilias H. 1981: Revision gesteinsbewohnender Sippen
der Flechtengattung Catillaria Massal. in Europa (Le
canorales, Lecideaceae). – Herzogia 5: 209–448. –
Reference to Algerian records by Flagey (C. athallina,
C. chalybeia, C. philippea) and his type material (C.
chalybeia f. clarior, Lecidea lutosa var. pustulata).
1982
Steiner M. & Poelt J. 1982: Caloplaca sect. Xanthoriella,
sect. nov.: Untersuchungen über die “Xanthoria lobu
lata-Gruppe” (Lichenes, Teloschistaceae). – Plant Sys
tematics and Evolution 140: 151–177. – In this synthesis of the X. lobulata group, a new combination, C.
polycarpoides, is proposed. It is new to Algeria, and
supported by a specimen (in herb. M) collected by
Doppelbaur in 1954.
1983
Hankó B. 1983: Die Chemotypen der Flechtengattung
Pertusaria in Europa. – Bibliotheca Lichenologica
19: 1 – 297. – Specimens from Algeria (e.g. P. albes
cens, P. hymenea, P. leucosora) were treated in this
detailed study of chemical data.
Semadi A. 1983: Incidence de la pollution luorée
Amrani & al.: Lichenological exploration of Algeria
d’origine industrielle sur la végétation de la région
de Annaba-Algérie. – Paris: doctor-engineer thesis, University Paris VII. – 79 pages. – In this work
performed under the supervision of M. A. LetrouitGalinou, A. Semadi (1949 – 2002) listed 37 lichen taxa
(all previously known from Algeria) that occur in the
area of Annaba city (D23). – Note: this lichenological contribution is the irst by an Algerian researcher
since Independence (1962). [Leg. author, det. author
& M. A. Letrouit-Galinou].
Tehler A. 1983: The genera Dirina and Roccellina (Roc
cellaceae). – Opera Botanica 70: 1 – 86. – Some Algerian localities of D. massiliensis f. massiliensis are
provided on a map (p. 79).
1984
Clauzade G. & Roux C. 1984: Les genres Aspicilia Massal. et Bellemerea Hafellner & Roux. – Bulletin de la
Société Botanique du CentreOuest, Nouvelle Série
15: 127 – 141. – This is a synthesis of the genera As
picilia and Bellemerea with reference to Algerian
specimens. The authors state that A. circummunita is
endemic to Algeria.
Mayrhofer H. 1984: Die saxicolen Arten der Flechtengattungen Rinodina und Rinodinella in der alten Welt.
– Journal of the Hattori Botanical Laboratory 55:
327 – 493. – This paper includes numerous Algerian
records.
1985
Esnault J. 1985: Le genre Aspicilia Mass. (Lichens) en
Algérie: étude des caractères taxonomiques et de leur
variabilité. – Rennes: doctorate thesis, Université de
Rennes I. – 258 pages. – The author surveyed lichens,
especially Aspicilia representatives, in 127 localities
mostly in N Algeria; almost 40 taxa of Aspicilia were
determined, 24 of which were new to Algeria, including 17 new to North Africa. [Leg. & det. author].
1987
Esnault J. & Roux C. 1987: Amygdalaria tellensis (Lichens), nouvelle espèce du Tell algérien. – Anales del
Jardín Botánico de Madrid 44: 211 – 225. – Description of A. tellensis, a new lichen species discovered in
the mountains of the district of Blida (D9) and Bouira
(D10). Observations are also provided for ten other
lichens, of which Lecanora agardhiana subsp. sapau
dica is probably new to Algeria. [Leg. Esnault, det.
authors].
Hertel H. 1987: Lecideaceae exsiccatae: Fasc. IX (No.
161 – 180). – München: Botanische Staatssammlung.
– No. 168 Lecidella elaeochroma from Massif de
l’Aures in the district of Batna (D5).
1989
Clauzade G., Diederich P. & Roux C. 1989: Nelikeniĝintaj
fungoj likenloĝaj. Ilustrita determinlibro [in Esperan-
Willdenowia 45 – 2015
to]. – Bulletin de la Société Linnéenne de Provence
(Numéro Spécial) 1: 1 – 142. – In this worldwide synthesis of lichenized and lichenicolous fungi, ive taxa
that occur in Algeria are cited (Didymella perigena,
Kiliasia episema, Nectria insidiosa, Polyschistes
mairei, Sphaeronemia lichenophilum), the last listed
probably new to the country.
Egea J. M. 1989a: Prospecciones liquenológicas en
África del Norte. III. Líquenes saxícolas del cabo
Tres Forcas (Nador, Marruecos) y cabo Falcón (Orán,
Argelia). – Collectanea Botanica 17: 183 – 189. – In
this lichenological study of W coastal areas of North
Africa, 70 taxa are recorded, including 39 from the
district of Oran (D31), ive of which were new to Algeria (Caloplaca gloriae, Dimelaena radiata, Dip
loicia subcanescens, Lecania spadicea var. gennarii,
Roccella canariensis). [Leg. & det. author].
Egea J. M. 1989b: Los géneros Heppia y Peltula (Liquenes) en Europa occidental y Norte de Africa. –
Bibliotheca Lichenologica 31: 1 – 122. – This taxonomic, ecological and biogeographical study includes
numerous references to Algeria.
Semadi A. 1989: Efets de la pollution atmosphérique
(pollution globale, luorée et plombique) sur la
végétation dans la région de Annaba (Algérie). – Paris: doctorate thesis, University Paris VI. – 339 pages.
– In this contribution on the efects of pollution on
vegetation, 88 lichen taxa, no doubt all previously
known from Algeria, that occur in the area of the industrial city of Annaba (D23) are listed. [Leg. author,
det. author & C. van Haluwyn].
Torrente P. & Egea J. M. 1989: The identity of Opegrap
ha diaphoroides Nyl. – Lichenologist 21: 386 – 387. –
In this short communication the authors were, to our
knowledge, the irst to state that Opegrapha ochroc
incta Werner occurs in Algeria.
Zouaoui S. 1989: Étude de la lore lichénique du massif
forestier Akfadou et Beni-Ghobri. – Tizi Ouzou: master’s thesis, Université de Tizi Ouzou. – 108 pages. –
In this important contribution to our knowledge of the
Algerian lichen lora, S. Zouaoui (The irst Algerian
woman involved in lichenology, now established in
Canada where she continues her lichen studies) listed
c. 150 lichens from forests of the mountains of Djurdjura in the districts of Béjaïa (D6) and Tizi-Ouzou
(D15). Of the taxa observed, 66 were new to Algeria,
and two (Caloplaca luteoaurantia, C. quercina) were
considered as rare or absent in the Mediterranean area
and Europe. [Leg. author, det. author & C. van Haluwyn]. – Note: the author had the opportunity to consult
several herbaria that hold Algerian lichens, including
the Hue herbarium at MNHN, and the personal herbaria of C. van Haluwyn (University of Lille) and M.
A. Letrouit-Galinou (University of Paris VI).
1990
Egea J. M., Torrente P. & Rowe J. G. 1990: Contribución
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a la lora de Argelia y Túnez: liquenes y hongos lichenícolas. – Cryptogamie, Bryologie, Lichénologie
11: 409 – 417. – Reports of 103 lichens and lichenicolous fungi collected in two Tunisian and four Algerian coastal areas (D27, D42, D35 – D15, D21) are
provided, of which ive taxa (Acarospora subrufula,
Caloplaca aetnensis, C. necator, Porina oleriana
var. ginbergeri, Rhizocarpon constrictum) were new
to Algeria and North Africa, and two taxa (Arthonia
meridionalis, Dirina paradoxa subsp. africana) were
new to Algeria. [Leg. & det. authors].
Grube M. & Hafellner J. 1990: Studien an lechtenbewohnenden Pilzen der Sammelgattung Didymella
(Ascomycetes, Dothideales). – Nova Hedwigia 51:
283 – 360. – In this study of the Didymella group,
two taxa that occur in Algeria are cited (D. sphinctri
noides var. aspiciliicola, Didymellopsis perigena).
Hale M. E. 1990: A synopsis of the lichen genus
Xanthoparmelia (Vainio) Hale (Ascomycotina:
Parmeliaceae). – Smithsonian Contributions to Bot
any 74: 1 – 250. – In this synopsis of the genus Xan
thoparmelia, X. tinctina was, to our knowledge, irst
recorded from Algeria.
Haluwyn C. van & Letrouit-Galinou M. A. 1990: La
lore lichénique de Pinus halepensis dans la région de
Tebessa (Algérie orientale). – Cryptogamie. Bryolo
gie, Lichénologie 11: 31 – 42. – Reports of 27 lichens
associated with Aleppo pine (Pinus halepensis) in
the district of Tebessa (D12) are provided, of which
Thelenella justii and Vouauxiella verrucosa were new
to Algeria and Africa. [Leg. authors, det. authors, C.
Roux & H. Mayrhofer].
Knoph J.-G. 1990: Untersuchungen an gesteinsbewohnenden xanthonhaltigen Sippen der Flechtengattung
Lecidella (Lecanoraceae, Lecanorales) unter besonderer Berücksichtigung von außereuropäischen Proben
exclusive Amerika. – Bibliotheca Lichenologica 36:
1 – 183. – This monograph contains some Algerian
records, e.g. L. carpathica, L. elaeochromoides, L.
patavina and L. stigmatea.
1991
Egea J. M. & Llimona X. 1991: Phytogeography of silicicolous lichens in Mediterranean Europe and NW
Africa. – Botanika Chronika (Patras) 10: 179 – 198.
– In this synthesis of Mediterranean lichen associations, the authors cited several that occur in Algeria.
Timdal E. 1991: A monograph of the genus Toninia
(Lecideaceae, Ascomycetes). – Opera Botanica 110:
1 – 137. – Important Algerian records of numerous
species are included; further details of these are available in an archived list in Oslo Botanical Museum
herbarium (O).
1992
Litterski B. 1992: Verbreitung einiger Flechtenarten in
Europa. – Herzogia 9: 149 – 166. – This biogeograph-
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ical study includes six distribution maps of species
shown to be present in Algeria.
Moreno P. P. & Egea J. M. 1992a: El genero Lichinella
Nyl. en el sureste de España y norte de Africa. – Cryp
togamie. Bryologie, Lichénologie 13: 237 – 259. – In
this revision of the genus Lichinella in the SE Iberian
Peninsula and North Africa, the authors determined
six species that occur in Algeria (L. algerica, L.
cribellifera, L. iodopulchra, L. nigritella, L. robusta,
L. sinaica) after an examination of herbarium specimens collected by themselves (at MUB) and others.
Moreno P. P. & Egea J. M. 1992b: Estudios sobre el
complejo AnemaThyreaPeccania en el sureste de la
Peninsula Iberica y norte de Africa. – Acta Botanica
Barcinonensia 41: 1 – 66, 12 plates. – In this revision of the genera Anema, Digitothyrea, Peccania
and Thyrea from the SE Iberian Peninsula and North
Africa, the authors, after examination of herbarium
specimens of Algerian lichens collected by themselves (at MUB) or others, determined eight species
that occur in Algeria, including P. fontqueriana, new
to science.
1993
Egea J. M. & Torrente P. 1993: The lichen genus Bactro
spora. – Lichenologist 25: 211 – 255. – In this revision
of the genus Bactrospora, the authors, after examination of specimens from several herbaria, deined a new
species, B. carneopallida, for which corresponding
Algerian specimens that they collected in 1985 have
been found (see Egea & al. 1990).
1994
Breuss O. 1994a: Die Flechtengattungen Catapyrenium
und Placidiopsis (Verrucariaceae) in Nordafrika. –
Nova Hedwigia 58: 229 – 237. – In this synthesis of
the genera Catapyrenium and Placidiopsis in North
Africa, seven species that occur in Algeria are listed,
including C. phoeocarpoides, new to Algeria and Africa.
Breuss O. 1994b: Über einige wenig bekannte Verruca
ria-Arten (Lichenes, Verrucariaceae). – Österreichi
sche Zeitschrift für Pilzkunde 3: 15 – 20. – Verrucaria
fuscula is reported from Algeria.
Haluwyn C. van, Semadi A., Deruelle S. & Letrouit M.
A. 1994: La végétation lichénique corticole de la région d’Annaba (Algérie orientale). – Cryptogamie.
Bryologie, Lichénologie 15: 1 – 21. – The authors
report 90 corticolous lichens from the area of Annaba (D23), including Waynea stoechadiana, new to
Algeria and Africa. [Leg. authors, det. authors & C.
Roux].
1995
Ropin K. & Mayrhofer H. 1995: Über corticole Arten der
Gattung Rinodina (Physciaceae) mit grauem Epihymenium. – Bibliotheca Lichenologica 58: 361 – 382.
Amrani & al.: Lichenological exploration of Algeria
– The Algerian record for R. colombina, based on
Flagey’s exsiccata (Lich. Alg. 96), is noted.
Roux C., Clerc P., Clauzade G. & Bricaud O. 1995:
La genre Waynea Moberg (Ascomycetes, Lecano
rales, Bacidiaceae). – Bibliotheca Lichenologica 58:
383 – 404. – A note (p. 400) and map (p. 396) of W.
stoechadiana in Algeria are provided.
Semadi A. & Tahar A. 1995: Une méthode biologique
pour la détection de la pollution globale dans la région
d’Annaba (Algérie). – Pollution Atmosphérique 146:
50 – 58. – In this contribution on the use of lichens for
the measurement of pollution the authors listed c. 20
lichens that occur in the area of the industrial city of
Annaba (D23). [Leg. & det. Semadi].
1996
Boom P. P. G. van den, Alonso F. L. & Egea J. M. 1996:
Lecania poeltii, a new lichen species from Portugal
and northern Africa. – Lichenologist 28: 395 – 399. –
A description of L. poeltii, a new species that occurs
in Portugal, Morocco and Algeria, where Egea collected it in the area of Cap Falcon (D31) in 1985 (see
Egea & al. 1990).
Grube M. & Giralt M. 1996: Studies on some species of
Arthothelium occurring in the western mediterranean.
– Lichenologist 28: 15 – 36. – The authors surveyed
the six known species of Arthothelium from the W
Mediterranean area, including two species that occur
in Algeria: A. crozalsianum and A. sardoum, the latter, to our knowledge, new to Algeria.
1997
Semadi A., Tahar A., Fadel D. & Benoit-Guyod J. L.
1997: The behaviour of some lichen species in Annaba area (Algeria). – Synthèse: revue des sciences et de
la technologie 2: 17 – 24. – In this study of the lichen
lora in a polluted environment, the authors listed 21
species (all previously known from Algeria) that occur in the area of the industrial city of Annaba (D23).
2000
Navarro-Rosinés P., Gaya E. & Roux C. 2000: Calo
placa calcitrapa sp. nov. (Teloschistaceae) un nuevo
liquen saxícolo-calcícola mediterráneo. – Bulletin de
la Société Linnéenne de Provence 51: 145 – 152. – A
description of C. calcitrapa, a new species observed
in Spain, which, according to the authors, had been
found in Algeria by Gatefosé (Bc-Herb. Werner, Barcelona). Actually, the locality cited by the authors for
the Algerian specimen (Sidi Smain – Doukkala) is
situated on the Atlantic side of Morocco. However, in
this same contribution, the authors noted that C. saxo
rum, a species they considered to be a possible synonym of C. inconnexa, occurs in Algeria.
2001
Hertel H. 2001: Floristic and taxonomic notes on saxi-
Willdenowia 45 – 2015
colous lecideoid lichens. – Sendtnera 7: 93 – 136. – In
this synthesis of saxicolous lecideoid lichens, three
species that occur in Algeria are cited, including
Lecidella pataviana (= L. inamoena), which, to our
knowledge, was new to the country.
2002
Litterski B. & Otte V. 2002: Biogeographical research on
European species of selected genera. – Bibliotheca
Lichenologica 82: 83 – 90. – Distribution map of Phy
sconia venusta, including Algerian records (with published and herbarium sources).
Meyer B. 2002: Die Flechtengattung Clauzadea. – Sendt
nera 8: 85 – 154. – Several species (e.g. C. chon
drodes, C. monticola) from Algeria are mentioned.
2003
Alonso F. L. & Egea J. M. 2003: Hongos liquenizados y
liquenícolas epíitos de algunas localidades costeras
de Argelia y Túnez. – Anales de Biología, Facultad de
Biología, Universidad de Murcia 25: 73–79. – In this
contribution on the lichen loras of Algeria and Tunisia, the authors reported 74 taxa from 13 coastal localities in several districts of Algeria (D2, D6, D15, D16,
D21, D27, D31, D36, D42), including several taxa
(Arthopyrenia punctiformis, Bacidia circumspecta, Pe
ridiothelia grandiuscula, Physconia subpulverulenta)
that, to our knowledge, were new to Algeria.
Jørgensen P. M. 2003: Notes on African Pannariaceae
(lichenized ascomycetes). – Lichenologist 35: 11 – 20.
– In this synthesis on African Pannariaceae, the author cited Protopannaria pezizoides from Algeria,
which, to our knowledge, was new to the country.
Rahali M. 2003: Étude de la pollution plombique et globale dans la région d’Alger, en utilisant les lichens
comme indicateurs biologiques. – Algiers: doctorate
thesis, National Institute of Agronomy. – 302 pages.
– In this work on the use of lichens as bioindicators,
performed under the supervision of A. Semadi, S.
Deruelle and M. Rahali (1950 – 2007), 62 taxa (all
most likely previously known from Algeria) are listed
for the area of Algiers city (D16). [Leg. author, det.
author & C. van Haluwyn].
Rico V. J., Calatayud V. & Giralt M. 2003: Buellia tes
serata and Dimelaena radiata, two closely related
species. – Lichenologist 35: 117 – 124. – In this revision of the genus Buellia in the Iberian Peninsula, the
authors were the irst, to our knowledge, to state that
B. tesserata occurs in Algeria.
2006
Bendaikha Y. 2006: Les lichens de la région d’Oran:
Systématique et application à la qualité de l’air atmosphérique. – Oran: master’s thesis, University of
Es-Sénia. – 172 pages. – The authors listed 53 lichens
(all most likely previously known from Algeria) for
the district of Oran (D31). [Leg. & det. author].
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Vondrák J. & Šoun J. 2006: An appraisal of the syntype
material of Caloplaca aurantiomurorum (Teloschista
ceae, lichenized fungi). – Mycotaxon 97: 67–71. – An
examination of Flagey’s exsiccatae led the authors to
synonymize C. aurantiomurorum with C. aurantia,
and to identify other Flagey material as Candelariella
senior, a species new to the country.
2007
Ajjaj A., El-Assfouri A., Ouazzani-Touhami A., Benkirane R., Fennane M. & Douira A. 2007: Inventaire
de la collection des lichens et champignons lichénicoles de l’Herbier national “RAB” de l’Institut Scientiique (Rabat, Maroc). – Documents de l’Institut
Scientiique, Rabat 21: 1 – 70. – This inventory of the
lichens and fungi of herbarium RAB (Morocco) includes 52 taxa collected from Algeria.
Esslinger T. L. 2007: A synopsis of the North American
species of Anaptychia (Physciaceae). – Bryologist
110: 788 – 797. – In this synopsis of American Ana
ptychia, the author mentioned an Algerian specimen
collected by B. P. G. Hochreutiner from a mountain in
the district of Naama (D45) to A. ulotricoides, which,
to our knowledge, was new to the country.
Rico V. J., Aragón G. & Esnault J. 2007: Aspicilia ux
oris, an epiphytic species from Algeria, Morocco and
Spain. – Lichenologist 39: 109 – 119. – A detailed
examination of several Aspicilia specimens collected from Juniperus bark in Spain led the authors
to publish the new combination A. uxoris (based on
Lecanora uxoris), previously reported from the bark
of various conifers in Morocco, and to which several
Algerian specimens collected by J. Esnault (Esnault
personal herbarium) were assigned.
2008
Ait Hammou M., Maatoug M. & Hadjadj Aoul S. 2008:
Contribution to the determination of the lichens in
the forest pines in Tiaret area (Algeria) [in Arabic].
– Damascus University Journal for the Agricultural
Sciences 24: 289 – 303. – The authors reported 16 lichen species (all previously known from Algeria) in
a pine forest in the district of Tiaret (D14). [Leg. &
det. authors].
2009
Breuss O. 2009: A synopsis of the lichen genus Placo
pyrenium (Verrucariaceae), with descriptions of new
taxa and a key to all species. – Bibliotheca Licheno
graphica 99: 93 – 112. – Type material from Algeria
of Dermatocarpon subcrustosum f. erubescens (sub
Endocarpon subcrustosum in Flagey Lich. Alger.
274) = Placopyrenium bucekii.
Navarro-Rosinés P., Gueidan C., Hladun N. L. & Roux
C. 2009: Sinopsis del género Sarcopyrenia (Ascomy
cota, hongos liquenícolas), con la descripción de tres
nuevas especies. – Revista Catalana de Micologia 31:
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Amrani & al.: Lichenological exploration of Algeria
49 – 69. – First reference, to our knowledge, of the occurrence of S. gibba var. gibba in Algeria.
2010
Timdal E. 2010: Porpidinia (Porpidiaceae), a new genus
for Toninia tumidula. – Pp. 333 – 337 in: Hafellner J.,
Kärnefelt I. & Wirth V. (ed.), Diversity and ecology
of lichens in polar and mountain ecosystems. – Bib
liotheca Lichenologica 104. – The author described
a new genus Porpidinia for T. tumidula, a frequently
occurring species in Algeria.
2011
Ait Hammou M., Hadjadj Aoul S., Miara M. D. & Zerrouki D. 2011: Aspects taxonomiques des lichens du pin
d’Alep (Pinus halepensis) et du cyprés (Cupressus
sempervirens) de la forêt de Guezoul (Tiaret). – Re
vue d’Écologie et Environnement 7: 15 – 26. – The
authors reported c. 30 lichens (all previously known
from Algeria) for a forest area in the district of Tiaret
(D14). [Leg. & det. authors].
Rebbas K., Boutabia L., Touazi Y., Gharzouli R., Djellouli Y. & Alatou D. 2011: Inventaire des lichens du
Parc National de Gouraya (Béjaïa, Algérie). – Phy
tothérapie 9: 225 – 233. – Observations of almost 50
lichens (all previously known from Algeria) in a forest in the Djurdjura mountains in the district of Bejaïa
(D6). [Leg. & det. authors].
Roux C., Masson D., Bricaud O., Coste C. & Poumarat
S. 2011: Flore et végétation des lichens et champignons lichénicoles de quatre réserves naturelles des
Pyrénées–Orientales (France). – Bulletin de la Société
Linnéenne de Provence, no spécial 14: 3 – 151. – Reference to the presence in Algeria of Xanthoparmelia
pulla var. glabrans and most likely Collema dichoto
mum, both, to our knowledge, new to the country.
2012
Khedim R. 2012: Contribution à l’étude de la lore lichénique épiphyte du Parc National de Theniet El Had
(Tissemsilt, Algérie). – Tiaret: master’s thesis, University of Tiaret. – 130 pages. – The author listed 31
epiphytic lichens (all previously known from Algeria) that occur in the mountains of the National Park
of Theniet El Had in the district of Tissemsilt (D38).
[Leg. & det. author].
RADP 2012: Décret exécutif no 12 – 03 du 4 janvier 2012
ixant la liste des espèces végétales non cultivées protégées. – Journal Oiciel de la République Algérienne
Démocratique et Populaire 3: 12 – 39 [lichens pp.
36 – 39]. – A decree protecting a large number of noncultivated plant species, including almost 100 lichens.
Sohrabi M., Stenroos S., Myllys L., Søchting U., Ahti
T. & Hyvönen J. 2012: Phylogeny and taxonomy
of the ‘manna lichens’. – Mycological Progress 12:
231 – 269. – Circinaria fruticulosa and C. jussuii
appear to be the correct names for Algerian material
previously identiied as Aspicilia esculenta.
2013
Ait Hammou M., Miara M. D., Hadjadj Aoul S., Khedim
R. & Safa A. 2013: Inventaire des lichens du chêne
vert (Quercus rotundifolia) de la forêt communale
Guezoul de Tiaret. – Revue d’Écologie et Environne
ment 9: 1 – 6. – The authors reported 28 epiphytic lichens (all previously known from Algeria) in a forest
of holm oak (Quercus ilex subsp. rotundifolia) in the
district of Tiaret (D14). [Leg. & det. authors].
Khedim R., Ait Hammou M. & Maatoug M. 2013: Importance de l’éco-conscience dans la préservation
des écosystèmes forestiers, cas du Parc National de
Theniet El Had (Tissemsilt, Algérie) [In Arabic]. –
Revue d’Écologie et Environnement 9: 66 – 72. – The
authors reported 23 lichens (all most likely previously
known from Algeria) for the National Park of Theniet
El Had in the district of Tissemsilt (D38). [Leg. &
det. authors].
Serradj A. A. M., El Oualidi J., Slimani A. & Boumedris
Z. 2013: Contribution to the lichens inventory from
the Oubeira lake (NE Algeria). – Bulletin de l’Institut
Scientiique, Rabat, Section Sciences de la Vie 35:
15 – 17 [online at http://www.israbat.ac.ma/?page_
id=277]. – The authors reported 27 lichen taxa (all
previously known from Algeria) around Oubeira lake
in the district of El Kala (D36), including Teloschistes
chrysophthalmus, which, according to the authors, is
known only from a few locations in North Africa.
[Leg. & det. authors].
Slimani A., Serradj A. A. M., Hamel T. & Coste C. 2013:
Contribution à l’étude de la lore lichénique dans la
zéenaie de Bougous (forêt de Ramel Toual) au niveau
du Parc National d’El Kala Nord Est algérien. – Syn
thèse: revue des sciences et de la technologie 27:
22 – 29. – The authors reported 47 lichen taxa (all previously known from Algeria) in a forest of Algerian
(Mirbeck’s) oak (Quercus canariensis) in the National Park of El Kala in the district of El Kala (D36).
[Leg. & det. authors].