Arthonia molendoi

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Arthoniales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Arthoniomycetes Ordo: Arthoniales

Familia: Arthoniaceae
Genus: Arthonia
Species: Arthonia molendoi

Name

Arthonia molendoi (Heufl. ex Frauenf.) R. Sant., 1986

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Hosts: Lichenicolous on thalli and ascomata of Caloplaca and Xanthoria species.   (Grube 2007, p. 51)

Basionym

• Tichothecium molendoi Heufl. ex Frauenf.

Primary references

• Thunbergia 3: 2.

• Santesson, R. (1986) Fungi Lichenicoli Exsiccati. Fasc. 3-4 (Nos 51-100). Thunbergia 3: 1–18.   **[RLL List # 130 / Rec.# 16282] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Web site)

References

• Alstrup, V. and Cole, M.S. (1998) Lichenicolous fungi of British Columbia. The Bryologist 101: 221–229. (JSTOR)

• Grube, M. (2007) Arthonia (pp. 39-61) In: Nash III, T.H., Gries, C., and Bungartz, F. (eds.), Lichen Flora of the Greater Sonoran Desert Region, Vol. 3. Lichens Unlimited, Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, 567 pages.   **[RLL List # 210 / Rec.# 30003] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Description of Arthonia molendoi: pp. 51-52; Sonoran Desert distribution map: p. 52)

• Hafellner, J.; Triebel, D.; Ryan, B.D. and Nash III, T.H. (2002) On lichenicolous fungi from North America. II. Mycotaxon 84: 293–329.   **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24271] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (Complete article)]

• Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2003) Lichenicolous fungi: interactions, evolution, and biodiversity. - The Bryologist 106(1): 81–120.   **[RLL List # 190 / Rec.# 24248] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)**   (JSTOR)   (PDF file)

Links

• LIAS

• Index of Fungi 5: 575

• T.L. Esslinger -- North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#19) 23 March 2014 (list A)

• Arthonia molendoi in Index Fungorum.

• Arthonia molendoi in MycoBank.