Spirographa lichenicola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ostropales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Lecanoromycetes Subclassis: Ostropomycetidae Ordo: Ostropales

Familia: Spirographaceae
Genus: Spirographa
Species: Spirographa lichenicola

Name

Spirographa lichenicola (D. Hawksw. & B.Sutton) Flakus, Etayo, & Miadlikowska, 2019

• Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Locality: Great Britain

References

Primary references

• Flakus, A., Etayo, J., Miadlikowska, J., Lutzoni, F., Kukwa, M., Matura, N. and Rodriguez-Flakus, P., 2019. Biodiversity assessment of ascomycetes inhabiting Lobariella lichens in Andean cloud forests led to one new family, three new genera and 13 new species of lichenicolous fungi. Plant and Fungal Systematics, 64(2), pp.283-344. DOI: 10.2478/pfs-2019-0022

Additional references

• In Hawksworth, Trans. Br. mycol. Soc. 67(1): 51 (1976)

• Cole, M.S. and Hawksworth, D.L. 2001. Lichenicolous fungi, mainly from the USA, including Patriciomyces gen. nov. Mycotaxon 77: 305–338.   **[RLL List # 183 / Rec.# 22096] - (Recent Literature on Lichens)** (Complete article) (Cornutispora lichenicola: p. 314)

• 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)

• 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

• USDA Plants Database

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

• Index Fungorum: IF 833352
• MycoBank: MB 833352

Link to photo

• Discover Life (Photos by Lucy Beeching) - Cornutispora lichenicola