Lathagrium latzelii (Collemataceae) – a new lichen record to Russia from the south of Far East

Abstract

The description and location of the new to Russia lichen record Lathagrium latzelii collected in the Jewish Autonomous Region on the Sutar Range are given in the article. The ecology of this rare species is discussed, as well as the peculiarities of its range, which consists of two isolated areas, the Atlantic coastal region and the Pacific coastal region. L. latzelii is compared with L. fuscovirens and Collema flaccidum, which the species may be confused with. Lathagrium fuscovirens (With.) Otálora, P. M. Jørg. is excluded from the list of lichenoflora of the Far East.