Wednesday 29 July
3.30 – 4.00 and 5.30 – 7.30 p.m.
Thursday 30 July
3.30 – 4.00 p.m.
B - Unveiling genomic complexity in lichens: from differentiation to symbiotic interactions
ID 16
Eric Whisnant
Comparative genomics of transposable elements in the context of the Lecanoromycetes
ID 25
Diego Garfias Gallegos
Genome evolution of lichen-forming fungi associated with a major photobiont switch from a green algal to a cyanobacterial symbiont
ID 162
Fernando Fernandez Mendoza
Understanding the Cytochrome P450 complement in lichenized Lecanoromycetes. A first comparative genomic approach
ID 319
Andrew Simon
Cryptic diversity and its implications for lichen conservation: insights from whole genome sequencing
ID 331
Veera Tuovinen Nogerius
A structurally chimeric lichen formed by two distantly related filamentous fungi
ID 342
Ioana Ardelean
Global genomic structure and deep lineage divergence in the flagship lichen Lobaria pulmonaria
ID 355
David Diaz Escandon
Patterns of carbohydrate-active enzyme richness in lichen fungal symbionts
ID 371
Ian Medeiros
Phylogenomics and comparative genomics illuminate evolutionary history and secondary chemistry of Xanthoparmelia
E - Lichen organismal composition: from recognition to function
ID 46
Nurwahidatul Arifa
Promoting knowledge of lichens in West Sumatra (Indonesia)
ID 49
Ariel Sebastian Udaeta Sanchez
First axenic cultures of saxicolous lichens from Tucumán (NW Argentina): growth timelines and representation of under-studied Neotropical lineages
ID 70
Cristian Pinto
From chemodiversity to function: a metabolomics-integrated effect-directed analysis platform for extremophile lichen bioactives
ID 91
Miriam Bačkorová
Biological activity of selected lichen and their secondary metabolites
ID 93
Miriam Bačkorová
Cetraria islandica and its therapeutic effect
ID 195
Mario Simirgiotis-Agüero
Metabolomics and pleiotropic effects of Antarctic lichen extracts: a source of bioactive compounds with future applications in biomedicine
ID 333
Constance McFadden
Nematic order of ascospores
ID 335
Alfredo Torres Benítez
Chemical fingerprinting and in silico inhibitory activity of the Antarctic lichens Cladonia chlorophaea and Cladonia gracilis against carbonic anhydrase II and prostaglandin E synthase
ID 345
César Daniel Bordenave
A cytometric framework for photobiont isolation across diverse lichen morphotypes
I - Advances in research on Cladoniaceae
ID 83
Sara Boudiaf
Exploring chemical and taxonomic diversity of Cladonia and its lichenicolous fungi in Algeria
ID 287
Theoderich Charles-Homyer
Modelling the distribution of Cladonia under different climate change and land use scenarios in Wallonia (Belgium)
ID 311
Věra Vtípilová
Cladonia rubrotincta sp. nov. as a kindergarten and feeding ground for oribatid mites
ID 350
Bibiana Moncada
Colombian Cladoniaceae 1.0: The genera Cladia and Rexiella
L - Lichen diversity on specialized substrates
ID 89
Ana Luisa Martínez Figueroa
Epiphytic lichens on Persea americana in Zitácuaro, Michoacán, Mexico
ID 94
Edgie Boy Tadena
Preliminarr record of mangrove lichens and their photrophyte preference in Davao City, Philippines
ID 122
Anna Bérešová
Tolerators or endemics? Role of symbiosis in adaptation to ultramafic bedrock properties
ID 133
Zuzana Fačkovcová
Intrathalline microbial assemblage composition in saxicolous lichens under substrate-related challenges
ID 164
Romina Silva Espejo
Remarkable alpha diversity and composition of foliicolous lichens on a single Cinnamomum sp. tree
ID 177
Mohammad Sohrabi
Lichen biodiversity in northern Iraq: preliminary survey of the Chwarta District
ID 200
Maria Prieto Alvaro
Diversity and composition of biological soil crusts in the Akrotiri Salt Lake (Cyprus): implications for ecosystem functionality and restoration strategies
ID 214
David Svoboda
Extensively managed orchards are sources of epiphytic lichen diversity
ID 221
Starri Heiðmarsson
Lichen diversity on Icelandic turf houses
ID 283
Heda Ghlimová
Do serpentinites influence species composition of rock-inhabiting lichen photobionts?
ID 302
Joana Marques
An updated checklist of lichens of the Arabian Peninsula, with new records from AlUla and Khaybar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA)
ID 339
Iris Pereira Riquelme
Taxonomic revision of the species of the Haematomma genus in the Utal Herbarium of University of Talca, Talca, Chila
ID 352
Javiera Pineda
First Lichen Records from the Strait of Magellan Park
ID 387
Nicolas Charalambous
The chameleons of the mines: cryptic species diversity in the crustose lichen genus Bellemerea in Norway
N - Lichen-associated fungi: recent advances and challenges in their biology, interaction, diversity and systematics
ID 41
Luca Borgato
Diversity and distribution of lichen-associated Cystobasidiomycetes among Arthoniales lichens
ID 45
Nathália Silva
Study of lichen diversity in a protected area using a citizen science approach
ID 47
Kendra Driscoll
Lichenicolous fungi in Atlantic Canada: highlights from twenty years of study
ID 190
Sandra Freire Rallo
Revisiting generic boundaries in lichenicolous Tremella
ID 206
Yannik Hornbostel
Integrative taxonomy of Phaeophyscia orbicularis (Physciaceae) reveals a potential swarm of agamospecies
ID 219
Nóra Varga
Lichenicolous fungi from Kenya and Tanzania (East Africa)
ID 224
Beata Guzow-Krzeminska
Asymptomatic inhabitants – an array of endolichenic fungi isolated from lichen thalli
ID 235
Elena Verdugo Torres
A genomic approach for species delimitation in the Tremella lobariacearum species complex
ID 250
Ave Suija
Molecular phylogeny reveals overlooked diversity in lichenicolous Cordieritidaceae (Helotiales, Leotiomycetes) from Bolivia
ID 253
Kensuke Tadome
An assessment of the host specificity and host range restrictions of lichenicolous fungi from inland Antarctica, including a new species
ID 256
Robert Lücking
The 2026 classification of lichenized fungi in the Ascomycota and Basidiomycota – Consolidation through integrative taxonomy
ID 337
Marion Millot
Lichens as a reservoir of environmental fungi: a hot spot of biodiversity
O - Advancing lichen monitoring for sustainable cities and ecosystems
ID 17
Edier Soto
Observer effect on diversity and sampling effectiveness in epiphytes
ID 30
Magdalena Kosecka
Do lichens’ microbiome, dermosphere, phyllosphere, and air pollutants contribute to shaping the communities of algae and bacteria living on lichens?
ID 40
Iyesha Wanigasinghe
Lichen identification in a snap: evaluating mobile app accuracy for species identification in plot-based lichen surveys
ID 62
Arsen Gasparyan
Multi-Excitation Hyperspectral Imaging for Automated Lichen Identification
ID 108
Mohammad Sohrabi
Physiological responses of Xanthomendoza fulva to atmospheric nitrogen and sulphur pollution in Tehran: proline and malondialdehyde as stress biomarkers
ID 109
Mohammad Sohrabi
Biomonitoring of airborne microplastics using transplanted lichen Anaptychia setifera in Eastern Tehran
ID 185
Laurens Sparrius
Estimating temporal changes in the impact of nitrogen pollution on Natura 2000 habitats using epiphytic lichen monitoring
ID 187
Zuzana Fačkovcová
Hydration dynamic of epiphytic lichens and bryophytes in forest ecosystems: insights from portable NIR spectroscopy
ID 270
Mariana Cardenas-Henao
To burn or not to burn: diverging responses of lichens and mosses to prescribed burning in a post-agricultural grassland
ID 332
Katalin Veres
Restoration interventions in temperate oak forests benefit epiphyte communities – the effect of gap openings and deadwood enrichment on lichens
ID 393
Florian Hilf Reich
Easy-to-use outdoor app for air quality assessment using lichen
Q - LichenScapes: Lichen landscapes from miniature to global
ID 80
Arwenn Kummer
Identifying abiotic drivers of phenotypic variation in Xanthoparmelia lichens in South African biomes
ID 157
Deborah Isocrono
New Insights into Alpine Lichen Flora from the Lanzo Valleys (Graian Alps, Northwestern Italy)
ID 160
Federico Romellini
Lichen diversity from standardised EDGG Biodiversity Plots in the Turku Archipelago (Finland)
ID 196
John Villella
Fire in the hole: lichen community zonation and wildfire refugia in a lava tube cave system
ID 209
Esteve Llop
Unrevealing lichen diversity in Mediterranean protected areas: new insights for conservation management
ID 213
Giovanna Potenza
Baseline study of lichen flora for a long term monitoring survey in sandy dune and relict lowland forest in a SCI (Bosco Pantano di Policoro e Foce Sinni, southern Italy)
ID 257
Robert Lücking
The world mapped with lichens
ID 285
Ana Aramburu Cuberta
Islands of biodiversity: characterization of lichen flora in Antarctic nunataks
ID 289
Paolo Giordani
Thermal functional traits of lichens
ID 291
Paolo Giordani
Acclimation capacity in Alpine lichens
ID 323
Ekaa Sangvichien
Altitudinal distribution of epiphytic lichens along Doi Suthep-Pui Mountain, Northern Thailand: indicators of climate change monitoring
ID 330
Gábor Matus
Abiotic and biotic effects on the organisation of a terrestrial lichen community in a Central European sandy grassland
R - Lichens in the Anthropocene
ID 53
Ermalene Taer
Influence of phorophyte and disturbance gradients on foliicolous Porinaceae in riparian forest patches of the southern Philippines
ID 82
Matéo Vaucouleur
Lichens: sources or sinks of nitrous oxide?
ID 111
Sonia Ravera
From data gaps to conservation needs: monitoring Cladina under the EU Habitats Directive in Italy
ID 154
Laima Liulevicius
Walking with lichens: boreal lakeside trails as undocumented Peltigera abundance hotspots
ID 169
Daniel Fernández Costas
Tree diversity as a driver of epiphytic lichen diversity: insights from lichen–phorophyte networks
ID 184
Federico Romellini
A standardised protocol to measure bark water-holding capacity and its ecological relevance for lichens
ID 211
Christopher Ellis
Microclimates determine the resilience of lichen epiphytes to global climate change
ID 261
Juri Nascimbene
The lichen biota of the Dolomites in the face of climate change: the Dolichens project
ID 264
Giulia Canali
The survey of lichens in the Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol
ID 324
Lilith Weber
Microclimate and snow dynamics: key predictors of lichen diversity under rapid Arctic change
ID 385
Markus Osaland Fjelde
Long-term clear-cut forestry reshapes lichen-associated mycobiomes in boreal forests
S - Lichen responses to environmental change in high mountain environments
ID 53
Ermalene Taer
Influence of phorophyte and disturbance gradients on foliicolous Porinaceae in riparian forest patches of the southern Philippines
ID 82
Matéo Vaucouleur
Lichens: sources or sinks of nitrous oxide?
ID 111
Sonia Ravera
From data gaps to conservation needs: monitoring Cladina under the EU Habitats Directive in Italy
ID 154
Laima Liulevicius
Walking with lichens: boreal lakeside trails as undocumented Peltigera abundance hotspots
ID 169
Daniel Fernández Costas
Tree diversity as a driver of epiphytic lichen diversity: insights from lichen–phorophyte networks
ID 184
Federico Romellini
A standardised protocol to measure bark water-holding capacity and its ecological relevance for lichens
ID 211
Christopher Ellis
Microclimates determine the resilience of lichen epiphytes to global climate change
ID 261
Juri Nascimbene
The lichen biota of the Dolomites in the face of climate change: the Dolichens project
ID 264
Giulia Canali
The survey of lichens in the Biodiversity Monitoring South Tyrol
ID 324
Lilith Weber
Microclimate and snow dynamics: key predictors of lichen diversity under rapid Arctic change
ID 385
Markus Osaland Fjelde
Long-term clear-cut forestry reshapes lichen-associated mycobiomes in boreal forests
T - Lichens in cultural heritage: evaluating threats and conservation measures
ID 19
Naira Sargsyan
Modelling lichen growth on an Armenian cross-stone (khachkar)
ID 182
Mohammad Sohrabi
A hidden threat at Persepolis, UNESCO World Heritage Site: Bagliettoa perseae (Verrucariaceae)
ID 205
Patricia Sanmartín
Potential bioprotective and biodeteriorative roles of lichens and other cryptogams in the sculptural ensemble of Minerva and the little Geniuses of Science at Santiago de Compostela (NW Spain)
ID 238
Jasmin Almer
Ludwig’s lichen legacy: Linderhof Palace as an epiphytic lichen diversity hotspot
ID 239
Enrica Matteucci
Digitalizing the licheno–petrographic collection of Herbarium TO: new accessible resources for the study of lichen–stone interactions
ID 292
Marta Cicardi
Effectiveness of biocidal applications on photobionts and mycobionts of lichens of the archaeological sites of Saepinum and Pietrabbondante (Molise, Italy)