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. 2009 Jul 14;30(4):601–624. doi: 10.1007/s10764-009-9363-0

Table III.

Food repertoire of Rhinopithecus bieti at Samage: cryptogams, i.e., nonvascular plants (lichens) and fungi

Species Season
Lichens
Parmeliaceaea
 Usnea longissima Year-round
 Usnea sp. Year-round
 Bryoria confusa Year-round
 Bryoria cf. trichodes cf. ssp. americana Year-round
 Cetrelia sp. Apr, Dec
 1 unk species Nov
Fungi
Russulaceae
 Russula sp. 1 Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct
 Russula sp. 2 Sep
 Russula sp. 3 Aug
 Russula senecis Sep
Amanitaceae
 Amanita hemibapha var. ochracea Aug
 Amanita fritillaria Sep
 Amanita flavipes Sep
Gomphaceae
 Gomphus floccosus Aug, Sep
Boletaceae
 Boletus sp. Aug, Sep

The list is based on systematic scan observations, opportunistic observations, and food remnants.

aThe species of lichens have previously been reported in Grueter et al. (2009).