Biatoropsis usnearum
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Tremellales |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Bulleraceae
Genus: Biatoropsis
Species: Biatoropsis usnearum
Name
[edit]Biatoropsis usnearum Räsänen, 1934
Life habit: Lichenicolous, gall-forming, non-lichenized
Hosts: Thallus of Usnea species (not on subgen. Neuropogon), but also on Protousnea dusenii.
World distribution: Cosmopolitan, known from all continents, except Antarctica
Note: Biatoropsis usnearum is extremely similar to Cystobasidium usneicola, that grows on the same hosts.
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Räsänen, Ann. bot. Soc. Zool.-Bot. fenn. Vanamo 5(9): 8 (1934)
- Räsänen, V. (1934) Einige neue Flechtenarten und Flechtenparasiten. - Annales botanici societatis zoologicae-botanicae fennicae "Vanamo".\Ann. Bot. Soc. Zool.-Bot. Fenn. 'Vanamo' 5, nr. 9: 4–12. **[Mattick Rec.# 29492] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)**
Additional references
[edit]- Diederich, P. (2004) Biatoropsis (p. 633) 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.# 25985] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Description of Biatoropsis usnearum and distribution map for the Sonoran region: p. 633)
- Diederich, P. and Christiansen, M.S. (1994) Biatoropsis usnearum Räsänen, and other heterobasidiomycetes on Usnea. - Lichenologist 26(1): 47–66. **[RLL List # 155 / Rec.# 4318] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (doi:10.1006/lich.1994.1004) (Illustrations of Biatoropsis usnearum: pp. 50-53)
- 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)
- Liu, X.-Z., Wang, Q.-M., Göker, M., Groenewald, M., Kachalkin, A.V., Lumbsch, H.T., Millanes, A.M., Wedin, M., Yurkov, A.M., Boekhout, T. & Bai, F.-Y. 2015. Towards an integrated phylogenetic classification of the Tremellomycetes. Studies in Mycology 81: 85–147. DOI: 10.1016/j.simyco.2015.12.001 . ResearchGate . Reference page.
Links
[edit]- Lawrey, J.D. and Diederich, P. (2011) Lichenicolous fungi – worldwide checklist, including isolated cultures and sequences available. - http://www.lichenicolous.net (4/10/2011)
Links to photos
[edit]- Photos of tropical lichens - Biatoropsis usnearum
- The Swedish Museum of Natural History - Photo of Biatoropsis usnearum
- Irish lichens (photos and descriptions) - Biatoropsis usnearum