Rhymbocarpus cruciatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cyttariales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Leotiomycetes Ordo: Cyttariales

Familia: Cordieritidaceae
Genus: Rhymbocarpus
Species: Rhymbocarpus cruciatus

Name

Rhymbocarpus cruciatus (Sherwood, D. Hawksw. & Coppins) Etayo & Diederich, 2000

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on lichens)

Host: Diploicia canescens (thallus) over wood or rocks, not visibly damaging the host

World distribution: British Isles, Canary Islands, Morocco, and California

Basionym

• Skyttea cruciata Sherwood, D. Hawksw. & Coppins, 1981

Synonymy

• Skyttea cruciata Sherwood, D. Hawksw. & Coppins, Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 75(3): 484 (1981) [1980]

References

Primary

• In Diederich & Etayo, Lichenologist 32(5): 464 (2000)

• Diederich, P. and Etayo, J. (2000) A synopsis of the genera Skyttea, Llimoniella and Rhymbocarpus (lichenicolous Ascomycota, Leotiales). Lichenologist 32: 423–485.   **[RLL List # 180 / Rec.# 20964] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (DOI: 10.1006/lich.2000.0290) (Diederich PDF) (Illustrations of Rhymbocarpus cruciatus: pp. 426 & 464)

Secondary

• Diederich, P. and Etayo, J. (2004) Rhymbocarpus (pp. 686-687) 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.# 26017] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Discussion of Rhymbocarpus cruciatus: p. 687)

Links

• North American Lichen Checklist, Version (#16) 18 June 2010.

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank