This catalogue is the first checklist to be compiled within the
'OPTIMA Commission for Lichens' project and is based on an extensive
literature survey. The introduction provides some background to the
study, details of the six phytogeographical regions of the area
(alpine, pre-alpine, dinaric, predinaric, sub-mediterranean and
sub-pannonic), a brief history of lichenology in Slovenia (beginning
in 1772) and explanation of the catalogue's arrangement.
The catalogue itself is derived from over 12,000 records, covering 860
taxa, of which 820 are lichenized fungi (787 species, nine subspecies,
22 varieties and two forms) and 40 lichenicolous fungi (39 species and
one variety); 30 of these records (29 for lichens, one for
lichenicolous fungi) are dubious. A further 24 non-lichenized species,
traditionally included in the lichenological literature, are also
appended. The catalogue itself is separated into the three sections:
Lichens, Lichenicolous fungi and Non-lichenized fungi, and arranged
therein alphabetically by genus and species epithet. The literature
citations for each taxon are organised chronologically under the
phytogeographical codes, followed by a note (in brackets) of the taxon
name as recorded there, if different from the accepted name, thus
effectively providing a synonymy. Substratum data (abbreviated to a
six character code derived from genus and species name for plant
substrata only) follows, and a note field provided as required. There
follows some 15 pages of source literature.
Finally, the work is served by two indexes: an alphabetical list of
infrageneric epithets, again separated into the three categories
(lichens, lichenicolous and non-lichenized) and arranged therein under
generic headings, and an alphabetical list of lichenized fungi for
each of the six phytogeographical regions. The former is thus
effectively only a contracted form of the catalogue, and provides
little advantage in terms of access to the data other than
cross-references to accepted names. However, the physical limitations
of these can be overcome by interrogating the database at
http://biobase.kfunigraz.ac.at/flechte/owa/sloflol (which also
provides a useful link to ItaLic, the Information System of Italian
Lichens)
K. Hudson
Bibliography of Systematic Mycology (BSM) and Index of Fungi (IF)
