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Bermuda Lichens
The lichens & lichenicolous fungi of the Bermuda Isles

Lichens - stable, mutualistic associations of fungi and algae - are well-represented in tropical areas. Bermuda is home to many Caribbean lichen species, and thus provides a useful “gateway” for lichenological exploration of the neighboring Greater and Lesser Antilles.

The primary objective of this site is to document and explore the diversity of Bermudian lichens, as well as the fungi which parasitize them (lichenicolous fungi). As our investigation of the Bermudian lichen flora continues, taxonomic and nomenclatural questions arise which affect a wider audience. This site provides a forum for discussion of these questions. You are invited to register and contribute to the taxonomy of Caribbean and neotropical lichens species. Discover the power of lichen "cybertaxonomy"!

Checklist of Bermuda lichens & lichenicolous fungi (under construction)

Revised: 05 March 2008

[NB: "#" indicates a lichenicolous fungus]

[176 taxa total]

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BZS awards research grant to Berger & LaGreca

Good news! The Bermuda Zoological Society has awarded us a sum of money to subsidize our last trip to Bermuda. Many thanks to Annie Glasspool and her team for their support.

I'm happy to report that it was a successful trip; Franz & I met for the
very first time (after we have corresponded for over a year), and we agreed to submit our first paper for publication in January (watch this space). We found many new species, both new to Bermuda and new to science (see our checklist, also on this site, under construction).

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Berger & LaGreca in Bermuda! Oct 31-Nov 6, 2007

Submitted by slagreca on Sat, 10/20/2007 - 16:30.

From October 31 through November 6, 2007, Franz Berger & Scott LaGreca will once again be collecting lichens in Bermuda. Funding for this trip has been requested from the Bermuda Zoological Society (BZS). We look forward to some interesting collections, and potential new collaborations with the Bermuda Dept of Conservation Services, Bermuda Aquarium Museum & Zoo (BAMZ) and the Bermuda Biodiversity Project.

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