Polycoccum sporastatiae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Trypetheliales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Dothideomycetes Ordo: Trypetheliales

Familia: Polycoccaceae
Genus: Polycoccum
Species: Polycoccum sporastatiae

Name

Polycoccum sporastatiae Arnold, 1874

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)   (on Sporastatia)

World distribution: Europe, Asia, and North America

Basionym

• Trichothecium sporastatiae Anzi, Neosymbolae pag. 17.

References

Primary

• Berlese, A.N.; Voglano, P. Sylloge Fungorum. Additamenta ad Volumina I-IV: i-iv, 1-484: 117 (1886)
  • Polycoccum Sporastatiae Arnold in Flora 1874, p. 144, tab. II, fig. 9.

• Arnold, F. (1874) Lichenologische Fragmente XVI. - Flora (Regensburg)\Flora 57: 81–89, 97-110, 137-144, 150-155, 173-175.   **[Mattick Rec.# 23137] - (Recent Literature on Lichens - Mattick No.)** (BHL)

Secondary

• Calatayud, V. (2004) Polycoccum (pp. 684-686) 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.# 26016] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Polycoccum sporastatiae: p. 686)

• 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 (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank