Orvo Vitikainen

Finnish lichenologist.

Orvo Vitikainen (born 11 October 1940 in Taipalsaari) is a Finnish lichenologist. He entered the University of Helsinki in 1961, from where he obtained a Candidate of Philosophy degree in 1966, and a Licentiate of Philosophy in 1971. He later earned a Ph.D. from this institution in 1994, under the supervision of Teuvo Ahti. Between the years 1961 and 1981 he was a junior curator of cryptogams at the University of Helsinki Botanical Garden, and then from 1983 to 2004 he was the head of the lichen herbarium. Here he managed the internationally valuable collections of the early lichenologists Eri

Abbreviations: Vitik.
Occupations: lichenologist, botanist
Citizenships: Finland
Languages: Finnish
Dates: 1940-01-01T00:00:00Z
Direct attributions: 0 plants, 22 fungi
Authorship mentions: 0 plants, 24 fungi

22 fungi attributed, 2 fungi contributed to24 fungi:

Peltigera retifoveata (Sponge Pelt Lichen) Vitik. 1985
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
Peltigera retifoveata is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in Scandinavia, western Eurasia and western North America, where it grows on the ground and amongst mosses.
Lecanora circumborealis (Black-eyed Rim-lichen) Brodo & Vitik. 1984
fungi species in the lecanoraceae family
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Peltigera kristinssonii (Dark-veined Pelt Lichen) Vitik. 1985
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Peltigera weberi Sérus., Goffinet, Miądl. & Vitik. 2009
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
Peltigera weberi is a rare species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. It is found in Papua New Guinea, where it grows on road banks and on earth and rock debris.
Peltigera papuana Sérus., Goffinet, Miądl. & Vitik. 2009
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
Peltigera papuana is a lichen-forming fungus in the family Peltigeraceae. It was described in 2009 from Madang Province of Papua New Guinea, which inspired its specific epithet. Genetic analysis of both the mycobiont and the photobiont, which is a Nostoc cyanobacterium, suggests that the evolutionary origin of Pelitgera papuana is from an ancient dispersal event from South America, although this remains inconclusive.
Peltigera pacifica (Pacific Felt Lichen) Vitik. 1985
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Peltigera montiswilhelmii Sérus., Goffinet, Miądl. & Vitik. 2009
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
Peltigera montis-wilhelmii is a rare species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Papua New Guinea, it was formally described as a new species in 2009 by Emmanuël Sérusiaux, Bernard Goffinet, Jolanta Miądlikowska, and Orvo Vitikainen. The type specimen was collected from Pindaunde valley on Mount Wilhelm (Chimbu Province) at an altitude of 3,600 m (11,800 ft). The species epithet refers to the type locality.
Peltigera koponenii Sérus., Goffinet, Miądl. & Vitik. 2009
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
Peltigera koponenii is a species of foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Papua New Guinea, it was formally described as a new species in 2009 by Emmanuël Sérusiaux, Bernard Goffinet, Jolanta Miądlikowska, and Orvo Vitikainen. The type specimen was collected near Lake Wanba at an altitude of 2,400–2,500 m (7,900–8,200 ft), where it was found growing on a tree trunk in an open montane forest of Nothofagus and Pandanus. The species epithet honours Finnish bryologist Timo Koponen, "who made large and well processed collections of Peltigera in Papua New Guinea".
Peltigera granulosa Sérus., Goffinet, Miądl. & Vitik. 2009
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
Peltigera granulosa is a species of terricolous (ground-dwelling), foliose lichen in the family Peltigeraceae. Found in Papua New Guinea, it was formally described as a new species in 2009 by Emmanuël Sérusiaux, Bernard Goffinet, Jolanta Miądlikowska, and Orvo Vitikainen. The type specimen was collected from open grassland between Gumum and Sape villages (Morobe Province), where it was found growing on sand. The species epithet granulosa refers to its characteristic granulose margin.
Peltigera monticola Vitik. 1994
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Peltigera dolichospora (D.A. Lu) Vitik. 1986
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Peltigera tartarea (Llano) Vitik. 2006
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Peltigera hawaiiensis Vitik., Magain, Miądl., & Sérus. 2023
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Peltigera fibrilloides (Gyeln.) Vitik. 1998
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Schaereria serenior (Vain.) Vitik. 2004
fungi species in the schaereriaceae family
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Peltigera sorediifera (Nyl.) Vitik. 2008
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Peltigera soredians Vitik. 1994
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Peltigera melanorrhiza Purvis, P. James & Vitik. 1993
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Peltigera fimbriata Vitik., Sérus., Goffinet & Miądl. 2009
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Peltigera dissecta Purvis, P. James & Vitik. 1993
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Peltigera continentalis Vitik. 1994
fungi species in the peltigeraceae family
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Lecidella subcongrua Vitik., Ahti, Kuusinen, Lommi & T. Ulvinen 1997
fungi species in the lecanoraceae family
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Mycobilimbia tetramera (Four-celled Moss-dot) (De Not.) Vitik., Ahti, Kuusinen, Lommi & T. Ulvinen ex Hafellner & Türk 2001
fungi species in the lecideaceae family
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Mycobilimbia epixanthoides (Yellow-top Dot Lichen) (Nyl.) Vitik., Ahti, Kuusinen, Lommi & T. Ulvinen ex Hafellner & Türk 2001
fungi species in the lecideaceae family
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