Pyrenidium santessonii

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 santessonii

Name

Pyrenidium santessonii Lücking, 1998

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Typification Details: Holotype BRG, Lücking 96-4047

Host-Substratum/Locality: On thalli of Bacidia psychotriae: Guyana.

Etymology: Named for Professor Rolf Santesson.

References

• Lücking, Trop. Bryol. 15: 64 (1998)

• Lücking, R. (1998) Foliicolous lichens and their lichenicolous fungi collected during the Smithsonian International Cryptogamic Expedition to Guyana 1996. - Tropical Bryology 15: 45–76.

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

• Index Fungorum