Checklists of Lichens
- Degree of completion -
Version 1 December 2016
Presently, 12027 files offer information on species, collectors and publications of all 196 countries and many of their administrative subdivisions, altogether 666 geographical units. 1539 publications are evaluated. 19243 species are listed.
The data quality of this project is limited by shortcomings of different type. First, the general knowledge of lichens of the single geographical unit, i.e. the field work, is incomplete, second, our evaluation of the literature is incomplete and third, the use of accepted names in the single units has to be harmonized. To make optimal use of the data provided here it is necessary to pay attention to the state of completion in every single case. Graphical schemes show the state of completion in world maps.
Literature evaluation of newer and most relevant publications. Degree of completion