Sporidesmium lichenicola

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sporidesmiales
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Fungi Subregnum: Dikarya Divisio: Ascomycota Subdivisio: Pezizomycotina Classis: Sordariomycetes Subclassis: Diaporthomycetidae Ordo: Sporidesmiales

Familia: Sporidesmiaceae
Genus: Sporidesmium
Species: Sporidesmium lichenicola

Name

Sporidesmium lichenicola Iturr., D. Hawksw. & J.L.Crane, 2008

Anamorphic Ascomycota

Life habit: Lichenicolous fungus (parasite on living lichens)

Host-Substratum/Locality: On decaying thallus of Leptogium spp., on bark of trunk: Venezuela

Typification Details: Holotype VEN, Crane et al. VE-688a

References

• Iturr., D. Hawksw. & J.L. Crane, Mycologia 100(3): 392 (2008)

• Iturriaga, T.; Hawksworth, D.L. and Crane. J.L. (2008) Sporidesmium lichenicola sp. nov., a new lichenicolous fungus on Leptogium from Venezuela. Mycologia, 100(3), 2008, pp. 392–396. (DOI: 10.3852/06-166R)

Secondary

• 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

• Index Fungorum

• MycoBank