Robert Lücking

German botanist and lichenologist.

Robert Lücking (born 1964) is a German lichenologist, known for his research on foliicolous lichens (lichens that live on leaves) and his contributions to the taxonomy, ecology, and biodiversity of fungi and lichens. He earned his master's and PhD from the University of Ulm, focusing on foliicolous lichens. He has received numerous awards for his work, including the Mason E. Hale Award for his doctoral thesis, the Augustin Pyramus de Candolle prize for his monograph, and the Tuckerman Award twice for his publications in the scientific journal The Bryologist. Since 2015, Lücking has been servin

Abbreviations: Lücking
Occupations: scientific collector, lichenologist, curator, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Germany
Languages: German, English
Dates: 1964-00-00T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Ulm
Direct attributions: 0 plants, 2,162 fungi
Authorship mentions: 0 plants, 2,176 fungi

2,162 fungi attributed, 14 fungi contributed to2,176 fungi:

Trypetheliales Lücking, Aptroot & Sipman 2008
fungi order in the class dothideomycetes
The Trypetheliales are an order of fungi in the class Dothideomycetes. Most of the species in the order form lichens, although some are lichenicolous fungi. Trypetheliales contains two families, Polycoccaceae and Trypetheliaceae.
Lepidostromatales B.P. Hodk. & Lücking 2014
fungi order in the class agaricomycetes
Lepidostromatales is an order of fungi in the class Agaricomycetes. It is the only known order of basidiomycete fungi composed entirely of lichenized members. Morphologically, the fruiting bodies of all species are clavarioid. Six species are known, five of which were described within the span of 2007–2013. Due to its morphological similarity to the genus Multiclavula, its isolated phylogenetic position (distinct from all other orders based on molecular data) was not understood until quite recently. The photobionts that have been found in association with members of this group are not known
Jamesiella Lücking, Sérus. & Vězda 2005
fungi genus in the gomphillaceae family
Jamesiella is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Gomphillaceae. Members of Jamesiella form thin, delicate crusts on tree bark, rocks, and mosses in humid tropical and temperate forests, distributed across North and South America and Europe. The genus is distinguished from its close relative Gyalideopsis by a unique type of asexual reproductive structure called thlasidia, which are specialized stalks containing both fungal filaments and algal cells that detach and disperse as complete units capable of establishing new lichens.
Coccocarpia prostrata Lücking, Aptroot & Sipman 2007
fungi species in the coccocarpiaceae family
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Trichothelium angustisporum M. Cáceres & Lücking 2004
fungi species in the porinaceae family
Trichothelium angustisporum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Porinaceae. It is found in subtropical regions of Guyana and the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. The lichen was formally described as a new species in 2004 by lichenologists Marcela Eugenia da Silva Cáceres and Robert Lücking. The species epithet refers to its narrow and elongated ascospores.
Pyrenula rubroanomala Aptroot & Lücking 2008
fungi species in the pyrenulaceae family
Pyrenula rubroanomala is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Pyrenulaceae. The species is characterized by its pale, thickened thallus and by clusters of small, black, flask-shaped fruiting bodies that often merge into irregular, rounded patches. A distinctive feature is the thin red pigment layer over these clusters, which turns purple when tested with potassium hydroxide solution. It is known from the type locality in Costa Rica, where it was found growing on tree bark in secondary vegetation in a moist lowland forest zone.
Pyrenula montocensis Lücking 2008
fungi species in the pyrenulaceae family
Pyrenula montocensis is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Pyrenulaceae. It forms a thick yellow to olive-green crust on tree bark, with many tiny surface pores and crystal-like bumps around its fruiting bodies. The fruiting bodies appear as small, rounded bumps that are partly embedded in the crust, and the species can be confirmed under the microscope by its exceptionally large ascospores divided by three internal walls. It was known only from a single collection made near San José in 1929, and the original description suggested it may have disappeared
Pyrenula minae Aptroot & Lücking 2008
fungi species in the pyrenulaceae family
Pyrenula minae is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Pyrenulaceae. It was formally described in 2008 from material collected in closed primary lowland rainforest at the La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica. On bark, it forms thin, olive-brown crusts dotted with solitary, cone-shaped perithecia (flask-shaped fruiting bodies), which can be dusted with a fragile red pigment layer. The species name honors Costa Rica's Ministry of Environment and Energy (MINAE) and its SINAC division for supporting the fieldwork behind the original collections.
Psoroglaena biatorella (Arnold) Lücking & Sérus. 2008
fungi species in the verrucariaceae family
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Porina australiensis (Lücking & Vězda) Lücking 2004
fungi species in the porinaceae family
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Phylloblastia inexpectata Sérus., Coppins & Lücking 2007
fungi species in the verrucariaceae family
Phylloblastia inexpectata is a species of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. Found in Europe, it was formally described by lichenologists Emmanuël Sérusiaux, Brian John Coppins, and Robert Lücking. The type specimen was collected by the second author in Dunskey Glen Woods (Portpatrick, Scotland), where it was found growing on the leaves of a Prunus laurocerasus tree growing near a stream. It has also been collected in England, southern Italy, Madeira, and Spain.
Phylloblastia bielczykiae Flakus & Lücking 2008
fungi species in the verrucariaceae family
Phylloblastia bielczykiae is a little-known species of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) lichen in the family Verrucariaceae. Found in Bolivia, it was formally described as a new species in 2008. The lichen has an indistinct, crustose thallus with a mealy (farinose) to grainy (granulose) texture, and a pale yellowish-green to olivaceous colour. It is somewhat similar to Phylloblastia inconspicua, but has smaller ascospores.
Pallidogramme Staiger, Kalb & Lücking 2008
fungi genus in the graphidaceae family
Pallidogramme is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the family Graphidaceae. It has 8 species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichens.
Megalotremis cauliflora Aptroot, Sérus. & Lücking 2008
fungi species in the monoblastiaceae family
Megalotremis cauliflora is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Monoblastiaceae. It was described as a new species in 2008 based on material collected in Guadeloupe, and has since been reported from Sri Lanka. The lichen forms glossy, pale gray patches on bark that can spread across several centimeters, with the perithecia (flask-shaped fruiting bodies) mostly buried in the thallus and visible only as slight bumps. It is unusual for the genus in having tiny brown, flattened blobs made of stuck-together spores at the openings of its asexual structures
Jamesiella chaverriae Chaves, L. Umaña & Lücking 2006
fungi species in the gomphillaceae family
Jamesiella chaverriae is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Gomphillaceae. Described as a new species in 2006, it is found in Costa Rica and Brazil.
Gyalideopsis wesselsii Lücking, Sipman & Chaves 2006
fungi species in the gomphillaceae family
Gyalideopsis wesselsii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Gomphillaceae. The pale greenish-grey lichen forms thin, shiny crusts with a warty surface on bark and rotting logs in cloud forest environments, and is known only from two locations in Costa Rica at elevations between 100 and 700 m (330 and 2,300 ft). It can be distinguished from closely related species by its tiny, narrowly spoon-shaped reproductive structures, dark greyish-brown fruiting bodies with triangular projections when young, and by producing a single large spore per spore sac rather
Gyalideopsis pseudoactinoplaca Lücking & Chaves 2006
fungi species in the gomphillaceae family
Gyalideopsis pseudoactinoplaca is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Gomphillaceae. The pale greenish-grey lichen forms thin, slightly shiny crusts on bark and rotting logs in cloud forest environments, and is currently known only from Costa Rica's Tenorio Volcano National Park. Unlike many lichens, it has not been observed to produce typical cup-like reproductive structures (apothecia), instead reproducing through unusual spherical, stalkless specialized structures that sit directly on the surface, which researchers believe represent an evolutionary
Gyalideopsis macarthurii Lücking, L. Umaña & Aptroot 2006
fungi species in the gomphillaceae family
Gyalideopsis macarthurii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Gomphillaceae. The pale greenish-grey lichen forms thin, shiny crusts on bark and rotting logs in montane cloud forest environments, particularly in exposed areas along forest edges and pastures, and has been documented in Costa Rica, Florida, and Brazil. It is distinguished by its distinctive fruiting bodies with thin triangular lobes covering the margins, extremely small specialized reproductive structures called hyphophores, and its habit of growing on bark rather than leaves, which separates
Gyalideopsis altamirensis Lücking & L. Umaña 2006
fungi species in the gomphillaceae family
Gyalideopsis altamirensis is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Gomphillaceae, first described in 2006 from specimens collected in Costa Rica as part of the Ticolichen biodiversity inventory project. The pale greenish-grey lichen forms thin, shiny crusts on tree bark in montane rainforest environments, particularly in secondary forests dominated by Cecropia trees, and is known only from three locations in Costa Rica. It reproduces through distinctive brown to purplish-brown disc-shaped structures that produce large, colourless spores, and while specialized
Gallaicolichen pacificus (Gallaicolichen) Sérus. & Lücking 2007
fungi species
Gallaicolichen is a fungal genus that contains the single species Gallaicolichen pacificus, a foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) lichen. Originally discovered in Hawaii in 2007, G. pacificus has since been found in various locations across the Pacific, including Australia, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, the Philippines, and Japan. The lichen forms small, pale greenish-yellow to yellowish-grey patches on leaves, typically in mid-altitude forests and along forest edges. G. pacificus is notable for its unique reproductive structures called peltidiangia, which produce disc-shaped propagules (peltidia) for
Coenogonium kalbii Aptroot, Lücking & L. Umaña 2006
fungi species in the coenogoniaceae family
Coenogonium kalbii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Coenogoniaceae. It has been found in variety of locations in the southern region of Costa Rica, primarily in humid, shaded microsites within low-mountain rainforest environments.
Coenogonium barbatum Lücking, Aptroot & L. Umaña 2006
fungi species in the coenogoniaceae family
Coenogonium barbatum is a species of foliicolous (leaf-dwelling) lichen in the family Coenogoniaceae. It is characterised by its distinctive beard-shaped growth, setting it apart from closely related species. Identified and named as a new species in 2006, the lichen has been specifically found at the La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica. The species name barbatum hints at its beard-like appearance.
Astrothelium intermedium Aptroot & Lücking 2008
fungi species in the trypetheliaceae family
Astrothelium intermedium is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Trypetheliaceae. It was formally described in 2008 from material collected on tree bark at Las Cruces Biological Station in Costa Rica, at about 1,200 m (3,900 ft) elevation. The lichen forms a smooth, glossy, olive-green crust that can spread over patches up to about 10 cm (4 in) across, with the fruiting bodies concentrated in low, wart-like lines across the surface. Under the microscope it produces colorless ascospores divided into several compartments.
Aspidothelium glabrum Lücking, Aptroot & Sipman 2008
fungi species in the thelenellaceae family
Aspidothelium glabrum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Thelenellaceae. It was described in 2008 from material collected on bark in western Costa Rica, and has since been recorded in Brazil. The lichen forms pale mineral-gray patches that may be edged by a thin black border, and it produces tiny, glossy, cream-to-gray bumps on the surface that contain its spores. Under the microscope, its spore-producing sacs contain four colorless spores that are divided into many small compartments, a feature used to separate it from similar species.
Arthonia isidiata Grube, Lücking & L. Umaña 2004
fungi species in the arthoniaceae family
Arthonia isidiata is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling) crustose lichen in the family Arthoniaceae. Found in Central America, it is characterized by its thin, shiny thallus, and isidia (reproductive propagules) that emerge from the surface. Discovered in Costa Rica's Corcovado National Park, and later recorded from Panama, this species thrives in lowland tropical coastal rainforests on smooth bark of smaller, often young trees.
Aptrootia Lücking & Sipman 2007
fungi genus in the trypetheliaceae family
Aptrootia is a genus of fungi in the family Trypetheliaceae. It has four species. The genus was circumscribed by Robert Lücking and Harrie Sipman in 2007, with Aptrootia terricola assigned as the type species. This species, originally described by Dutch mycologist André Aptroot as a species of Thelenella, is known from Papua New Guinea and Costa Rica. Later molecular work showed that the species did not belong in Thelenella (Aptroot himself had expressed doubt about this generic placement), but rather, in the Trypetheliaceae, with a sister taxon relationship to a branch including Bathelium
Wirthiotrema trypaneoides (Nyl.) Rivas Plata & Lücking 2010
fungi species in the graphidaceae family
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Trichothelium kalbii Lücking 2004
fungi species in the porinaceae family
Trichothelium kalbii is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Porinaceae. It was formally described as a new species in 2004 by Robert Lücking. The lichen is named in honour of lichenologist Klaus Kalb, who has made significant contributions to the study of tropical lichens. The type specimen was collected by Kalb from south of Cuenca, Ecuador, at an elevation of 3,200 m (10,500 ft). The perithecia of Trichothelium kalbii are hemispherical to more or less spherical, with a diameter of 0.25–0.40 mm and are black in colour. The perithecial setae, numbering
Trichothelium caudatum Lücking 2004
fungi species in the porinaceae family
Trichothelium caudatum is a species of corticolous (bark-dwelling), crustose lichen in the family Porinaceae. Found in Bolivia, Ecuador, and Peru, it was formally described as a new species in 2004 by lichenologist Robert Lücking. The species epithet refers to its characteristic caudate ascospores, i.e., tapering and elongated, with a tail-like extension at one end.
Redonographa Lücking, Tehler & Lumbsch 2013
fungi genus in the redonographaceae family
Redonographa is a genus of lichen-forming fungi in the monogeneric family Redonographaceae. It has five species.
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