This is the first draft of a key to all lichens hitherto known from Italy. The key also includes non-lichenized saprophytic fungi traditionally treated by lichenologists, and several lichenized species known from neighbouring countries, which should be looked for in Italy. Lichenicolous, non-lichenized fungi are included only if they belong to genera with lichenized representatives.
The key, which includes 3.266 infrageneric taxa, is presently under testing, modifications can be expected almost every day. It is published online here to attract critical feedback from users - write to: nimis@units.it

Last modified: April, 28, 2024