Abrothallus peyritschii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Abrothallales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Dothideomycetes Subclassis: – (incertae sedis) Ordo: Abrothallales

Familia: Lichenoconiaceae
Genus: Abrothallus
Species: Abrothallus peyritschii

Name

Abrothallus peyritschii (Stein) Kotte, 1909

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Basionym: Abrothallus parmeliarum var. peyritschii Stein, Krypt.-Fl. Schlesien 2 (2): 211 (1879)

Host: (Sonoran region:) On thallus of Vulpicida pinastri, not obviously damaged by the fungus.

References

Primary

• Kotte, Zentralbl. Bakteriol. Parasitenkd. II 24: 76 (1909)

• Kotte, I. (1909) Einige neue Fälle von Nebensymbiose (Parasymbiose). - Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie und Parasitenkunde II\Zentralbl. Bakteriol., Parasitenkd. II 24: 74–93.   **[Mattick Rec.# 23854] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)** (Illustrations of A. peyritschii: plates 1 & 2)

Secondary

• Diederich, P. (2004) Abrothallus (pp. 626-630) In: Nash III, T.H.; Ryan, B.D.; Diederich, P.; Gries, C. and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 2. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 742 pages.   **[RLL List # 196 / Rec.# 25981] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Abrothallus peyritschii: p. 628)

• Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2010) Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. Internet (1/12/2011)

Links

• USDA Plants Database

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#15) 27 Aug 2009 (Lichenicolous fungus -- parasite on living lichens)

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank

Link to photo

• Andres Saag, University of Tartu - Photo of Abrothallus peyritschii