In the framework of project
Dryades, the research group of the Dept. of Life Sciences (University of Trieste) has developed many online identification keys, as well as several textual versions downloadable in pdf format. In 2018, a new version of software FRIDA, by S. Martellos, was created to start work on an interactive lichen flora of Italy. FRIDA3.0 permits to create keys with both a multi-entry and a dichotomous query interface. Several keys are also available in stand-alone versions for mobile devices, such as smartphones and tablets, via the free app KeyToNature (available for both Android and iOS devices).
Keys to the lichens of Italy
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 01) FLAVOPARMELIA and FLAVOPUNCTELIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 02) PARMOTREMA (incl. Crespoa)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 03) SARCOGYNE (incl. species formerly assigned to Polysporina)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 04) ACAROSPORA (with Caeruleum, Myriospora, Pleopsidium, and Timdalia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 05) PELTIGERA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 06) XANTHOPARMELIA (with ARCTOPARMELIA)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 07) FRUTICOSE AND FOLIOSE TELOSCHISTACEAE
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 08) CALICIOID SPECIES (both lichenized and non-lichenized)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 09) FRUTICOSE AND FOLIOSE PHYSCIACEAE
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 10) MYRIOLECIS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 11) HYPOGYMNIA (with Allantoparmelia, Brodoa and Menegazzzia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 12) PROTOPARMELIOPSIS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 13) PLACIDIOPSIS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 14) RINODINA (with Dimelaena, Endohyalina, Phaeorrhiza, and Rinodinella)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 15) CATAPYRENIUM and related genera (Anthracocarpon, Clavascidium, Heteroplacidium, Involucropyrenium, Neocatapyrenium, Placidium)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 16) RAMALINA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 17) BUELLIA (with Amandinea, Diploicia, Diplotomma, Endohyalina, Monerolechia, and Tetramelas, incl. Coscinocladium and Epilichen)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 18) OCHROLECHIA and PERTUSARIA (with Lepra and Varicellaria)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 19) PYRENULA (with Blastodesmia and Eopyrenula)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 20) PORPIDIA (with Stenhammarella)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 21) FOLIICOLOUS LICHENS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 22) GYALECTOID LICHENS (Coenogonium, Cryptodiscus, Gyalecta, Gyalectidium, Gyalidea, Gyalideopsis, Jamesiella, Neopetractis, Petractis, Ramonia, Sagiolechia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 23) CANDELARIACEAE
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 24) COLLEMATACEAE
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 25) THELOCARPON
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 26) BLASTENIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 27) CRUSTOSE TELOSCHISTACEAE
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 28) SOLENOPSORA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 29) UMBILICARIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 30) PLACYNTHIUM
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 31) BAGLIETTOA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 32) PELTULA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 33) HEPPIA (with Gloeoheppia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 34) AGONIMIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 35) SQUAMARINA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 36) SOLORINA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 37) RHIZOCARPON (with Catolechia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 38) PSORA (with Glyphopeltis and Romjularia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 39) PROTOPARMELIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 40) LECANORA (incl. Bryodina, Bryonora, Myriolecis, Palicella, Protoparmelia, Protoparmeliopsis, Rhizoplaca, Tephromela)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 41) NEPHROMA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 42) OPEGRAPHA (with Alyxoria, Bactrospora, Cresponea, Enterographa, Gyrographa, Lecanactis, Lecanographa, Paralecanographa, Pseudoschismatomma, Psoronactis, Roccellographa, Syncesia, Zwackhia, and opegraphoid species of Arthonia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 43) PROTOBLASTENIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 44) GRAPHIS and PHAEOGRAPHIS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 45) FARNOLDIA (with Melanolecia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 46) THELOPSIS and TOPELIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 47) ARTHONIOID LICHENS (Arthonia, Arthothelium, Bryostigma, Coniocarpon, Diarthonis, Felipes, Inoderma, Leprantha, Naevia, Pachnolepia, Reichlingia, Snippocia, Sparria, Spododophoron, Synarthonia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 48) DIPLOSCHISTES (with Ingvariella and Xalocoa)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 49) STEREOCAULON
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 50) HALECANIA and LECANIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 51) ENDOCARPON and STAUROTHELE
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 52) POLYBLASTIA and THELIDIUM (with Agonimia, Atla, Halospora, Henrica, and Sporodictyon)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 53) ABSCONDITELLA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 54) ACROCORDIA (with Lithothelium)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 55) PANNARIOID LICHENS (Pannariaceae, Gregorella, Massalongia and Vahliella)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 56) TRAPELIOID LICHENS (Ainoa, Parainoa, Trapelia, Trapeliopsis)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 57) ASPICILIOID LICHENS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 58) CATILLARIA (with Catinaria, Cliostomum, Gilbertaria, Kiliasia and Megalaria)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 59) PARMELINA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 60) ALLOARTHOPYRENIA, ARTHOPYRENIA, JULELLA, and NAETROCYMBE
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 61) CLADONIACEAE (Cladonia, Pilophorus, and Pycnothelia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 62) CETRARIOD LICHENS (Cetraria, Cornicularia Dactylina, Nephromopsis, incl. Platismatia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 63) CETRELIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 64) MIRIQUIDICA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 65) PORINA s.lat. and STRIGULACEAE
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 66) MICROFILAMENTOUS LICHENS (Cystocoleus, Ephebe, Polychidium, Spilonema, Racodium, Thermutis, Zalbrucknerella)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 67) SCOLICIOSPORUM
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 68) FOLIOSE BROWN/BLACK PARMELIACEAE (Allantoparmelia, Melanelia, Melanelixia, Melanohalea, Montanelia, Pleurosticta; incl. brown/black species of Cetraria, Parmelia, Punctelia, Xanthoparmelia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 69) PARMELIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 70) LOBARIACEAE (Crocodia, Lobaria, Lobarina, Ricasolia, Sticta)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 71) CLAUZADEA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 72) PLACYNTHIELLA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 73) HYPOTRACHYNA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 74) BASIDIOLICHENS (Lichenomphalia and Multiclavula)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 75) LECIDELLA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 76) FUSCIDEACEAE (Fuscidea, Maronea, Ropalospora)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 77) LEPTORHAPHIS (with Celothelium and Leptosillia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 78) MELASPILEOID SPECIES ( Encephalographa, Hazslinszkya, Labrocarpon, Melaspilea, Melaspileella, incl. Poeltinula)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 79) PROTOTHELENELLA and THELENELLA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 80) LEMMOPSIS and LEMPHOLEMMA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 81) BIATORELLA (with Biatoridium, Piccolia, Sarcosagium, Sarea, Strangospora and Zythia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 82) HYMENELIOID LICHENS (Eiglera, Hymenelia, Ionaspis, Tremolecia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 83) HYPOCENOMYCE (with Carbonicola, Pycnora, Toensbergia and Xylopsora; incl. Waynea)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 84) RAMBOLDIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 85) LECIDEOID CRUSTOSE LICHENS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 86) LICHINACEAE (incl. Gloeoheppia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 87) XYLOGRAPHA (with Lithographa, Elixia and Wadeana)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 88) PLACOPYRENIUM
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 89) VERRUCARIOID SPECIES (Bagliettoa, Hydropunctaria, Parabagliettoa, Placocarpus, Thrombium, Verrucaria, Verrucula, Verruculopsis)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 90) COENOGONIUM
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 91) BIATORA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 92) EVERNIA (with Letharia, Lethariella and Pseudevernia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 93) ALECTORIA (with Bryoria and Pseudephebe)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 94) MICAREOID SPECIES (Brianaria, Helocarpon, Leimonis, Micarea, Protomicarea, Psilolechia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 95) PUNCTELIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 96) IMSHAUGIA and PARMELIOPSIS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 97) HAEMATOMMA (with Loxospora and Ophioparma)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 98) TONINIA and related genera (Bibbya, Kiliasia, Thalloidima, Toniniopsis; incl. Porpidinia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY - 99) DIRINA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -100) ROCCELLA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -101) BAEOMYCES and DIBAEIS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -102) ANZINA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -103) ANISOMERIDIUM
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -104) ARTHRORHAPHIS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -105) BILIMBIA (with Bryobilimbia and Mycobilimbia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -106) WAYNEA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -107) VEZDAEA (with Mniaecia)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -108) CHRYSOTHRIX
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -109) PSOROGLAENA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -110) SPORASTATIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -111) SCHISMATOMMA (with Dendrographa, Diromma, Lecanactis, Ocellomma, Psoronactis, Snippocia and Sporodophoron)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -112) PHLYCTIS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -113) LOPADIUM and SCHADONIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -114) LAMBIELLA and RIMULARIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -115) THELOTREMA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -116) MYCOBLASTUS and VIOLELLA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -117) LEPRARIA (with Andreiomyces and Botryolepraria)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -118) MYCOPORUM and TOMASELLIA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -119) DERMATOCARPON
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -120) FELLHANERA and FELLHANEROPSIS
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -121) CHEIROMYCINA (with Dictyocatenulata)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -122) EPIGLOEA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -123) STERILE CRUSTOSE LICHENS (excl. cyanolichens)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -124) FOLIOSE LICHENS (excl. cyanolichens)
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -125) NORMANDINA
- KEYS TO THE LICHENS OF ITALY -126) CYANOLICHENS
Genera for which a key exists
Old interactive keys created with FRIDA 2.0 (link to the Dryades portal)
Keys for smartphones/tablets
Other keys