Pyrenidium octosporum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Pleosporales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Dothideomycetes Subclassis: Pleosporomycetidae Ordo: Pleosporales

Familia: Dacampiaceae
Genus: Pyrenidium
Species: Pyrenidium octosporum

Name

Pyrenidium octosporum Looman, 1963

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Current name: Thelenella muscorum var. octospora   (Source: North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#13) 18 Jan 2008)

References

• Looman, J. (1962) Some lichens of Saskatchewan. - The Bryologist 65 (4): 294–304. (Description of P. octosporum: p. 296) [1]

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

• Index Fungorum

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#13) 18 Jan 2008